Ruth Gledhill

Ruth Gledhill (born 1959) is an English journalist and is a former religion affairs correspondent for The Times, a post she left in 2014.[1] Gledhill was the last full-time newspaper journalist dedicated to religious affairs in the UK. She is currently assistant editor, home and digital, of The Tablet.[2]

Gledhill grew up in Gratwich, Staffordshire, a small village near Uttoxeter, as the daughter of the local vicar.[3]

Career

Gledhill began her career in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, with the Uttoxeter Advertiser and then moved to the Birmingham Post and Birmingham Evening Mail before joining the Daily Mail in 1984 and The Times in 1987;[2] she became The Times religion correspondent in 1989.

Gledhill has argued in favour of the "benefits of schism" within the Anglican Communion, taking a critical stance against Peter Akinola and other church leaders with conservative views on homosexuality.[4]

Gledhill has been shortlisted three times in the British Press Awards[5] and won the Andrew Cross Award for Religious Writer of the Year in 2004.[6]

Personal life

She is married to Alan Franks, a writer for The Times[7] and The Guardian,[8] a playwright and musician.[9] The couple, who live in Kew,[10][11] have one son, Arthur.

Publications

  • ______(with Tim Webb) (1983) Birmingham is not a Boring City, a guide to Birmingham, 120 pp. UG Books Partnership ISBN 978-0863710384
  • ______(1996) At a Service Near You, a collection of some of the best of Gledhill's articles in The Times on churches she has visited in the UK and Ireland. Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 9780340642368
  • ______(as editor) The Times Book of Prayers and The Times Book of Best Sermons, published for six years in connection with The Times Preacher of the Year Award.[12]

References

  1. ^ Turvill, William (15 May 2014). "Fleet Street's last religious affairs position axed as Ruth Gledhill leaves Times after 27 years". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Ruth Gledhill". The Tablet. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Truth and the Media – Sherborne Abbey Insight Programme". 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ^ Gledhill, Ruth (14 February 2007). "It is time for the Anglican Luthers to divorce". The Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  5. ^ "Press Awards: Specialist Journalist of the Year – Ruth Gledhill, The Times". 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  6. ^ Wong, Joanna S (3 July 2004). "Andrew Cross Awards 2004". Christian Today. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. ^ "Alan Franks". The Times. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  8. ^ "Articles by Alan Franks". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Alan Franks – Writer, Musician". alanfranks.com. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Riding for The Trust – Ruth Gledhill". Brentford FC Community Sports Trust. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  11. ^ Gore, Will (3 December 2010). "Author profile: Alan Franks". Richmond Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  12. ^ "Books by Ruth Gledhill". Amazon UK. Retrieved 22 May 2026.


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