Vashti - Gillian Rose died 27 years ago today, aged 48. Born Gillian Stone into a secular Jewish family in Hampstead, London (her sister, Jacqueline, is a respected academic and author). On
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Theologies: Andrew Shanks on Gillian Rose (or, Why Everybody Thinks Rowan Williams Is Wrong About Gay People)
![A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EWTHAW/a-portrait-of-professor-gillian-rose-of-warwick-university-considered-to-be-one-of-the-foremost-philosophers-of-the-20th-century-photoraphed-at-her-home-in-beauchamp-avenue-leamington-spa-in-april-1995-a-few-months-before-her-death-she-is-the-author-of-lovess-work-which-is-based-on-her-life-experiences-2EWTHAW.jpg)
A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April
![A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EWTH6W/a-portrait-of-professor-gillian-rose-of-warwick-university-considered-to-be-one-of-the-foremost-philosophers-of-the-20th-century-photoraphed-at-her-home-in-beauchamp-avenue-leamington-spa-in-april-1995-a-few-months-before-her-death-she-is-the-author-of-lovess-work-which-is-based-on-her-life-experiences-2EWTH6W.jpg)
A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April
![A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April A portrait of Professor Gillian Rose of Warwick University, considered to be one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th Century, photoraphed at her home in Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington Spa, in April](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EWTH4H/a-portrait-of-professor-gillian-rose-of-warwick-university-considered-to-be-one-of-the-foremost-philosophers-of-the-20th-century-photoraphed-at-her-home-in-beauchamp-avenue-leamington-spa-in-april-1995-a-few-months-before-her-death-she-is-the-author-of-lovess-work-which-is-based-on-her-life-experiences-2EWTH4H.jpg)