Claire Gilbert
Dr Claire Gilbert is an author, lecturer, mentor and retreat leader. She was the founding director of the Westminster Abbey Institute, worked for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England as policy adviser in medical ethics, and was a lay Canon at St Paul's Cathedral where she co-founded the St Paul's Institute in 2003. Claire was a visiting fellow at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, and has been a member of numerous public and advisory bodies. She has authored many books, including Miles to Go Before I sleep: letters on love, death and learning to live, and I Julian (both published by Hodder).
OpinionLike the Princess of Wales, my cancer journey taught me to see God’s light in the darkness
Princess Catherine has released a moving family video to mark the end of her cancer treatment, and its message of hope is straight from the Bible. Dr Claire Gilbert says she’ll be praying the joy the princess has found continues to grow
OpinionMy open letter to King Charles as he faces cancer
Following King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, Claire Gilbert writes an open letter about the lessons she learned while battling the illness, and the strength she drew from the teachings of the ancient mystic, Julian of Norwich
Real LifeWriting about Julian of Norwich helped me through cancer
It is 650 years since Revelations of Divine Love, the first book to be written in English by a woman, was published. As Claire Gilbert reflects on losing her mother as a child, battling cancer and living through the Covid-19 pandemic, she finds Julian’s writings are as relevant today as they were six centuries ago
