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The Revd Dr Robert Jaggs-Fowler CStJ MBBS LLM MA PhD FRCGP FRSA <\/strong>is a Kentish Man by birth. He attended St Olaves Grammar School<\/strong> in Orpington, Kent, and was a chorister at the Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy<\/strong>, London (now the King’s Chapel of the Savoy), where he trained under the Master of the Music, Dr William Cole LVO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A writer, poet, priest, physician (retd), musician, and former Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps<\/strong> (RAMC), Robert was a General Medical Practitioner<\/strong> for over 30 years, was ordained as a priest in the Church of England<\/strong>, where he served as an Assistant Curate in the Diocese of Lincoln. He is now a Fellow<\/strong> at St John’s College, Durham<\/strong>, and a Fellow<\/strong> of the Institute for Medical Humanities<\/strong>, at Durham University, with academic interests in medical humanities, theology, and literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert is the author of six books. His first collection of poetry\u00a0A Journey with Time<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was published in 2008. An academic text\u00a0The Law and Medicine: Friend or Nemesis?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>appeared in 2013, followed by his debut novel\u00a0Lamplight in the Shadows<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>in 2015. Robert\u2019s second collection of poetry\u00a0On Quarry Beach<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was published in 2017, and a second academic text\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The Healing Enigma: The Physician-Priest in the 21st Century<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in 2018. His latest book, Preserving the Penultimate: The Church and Healthcare in the light of Bonhoeffer’s and Schweitzer’s Theology and Praxis, <\/em><\/strong>is due to be released in October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner of the Lincoln Book Festival Prize<\/strong> for Fiction<\/strong> in 2005 and the Fathom Prize<\/strong> for Poetry<\/strong> in 2010, Robert is currently working on the manuscript for a book of anecdotes from his time in general practice, as well as planning his second novel, a third collection of poetry, and conducting research involving the life and work of the Russian physician and writer, Anton Chekhov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert is a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery<\/strong> (MBBS, London), a Master of Laws<\/strong> (Medical Law & Ethics, De Montfort) and a Master of Arts<\/strong> (Spirituality, Theology & Health, Durham). In 2023, he was made a Doctor of Philosophy<\/strong> of Durham University, for his thesis titled ”Preserving and Redeeming the Penultimate Through Healthcare: A Theological Foundation as visualised through the dual lens of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Albert Schweitzer\u2019<\/em>. He also holds a Diploma of Higher Education in Theology, Ministry and Mission (Durham), a Certificate in Humanities (Open), and Certificates in Literary Theory and Critical Reading (Oxford).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2005, Robert was granted the Freedom of the City of London<\/strong> as a Liveryman of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries<\/strong>. He is a Commander of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem<\/strong> (CStJ), an elected Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners<\/strong> (FRCGP), and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts<\/strong> (FRSA) in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He live in Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n