RT Article T1 Understanding Mental Health and Spirituality JF Journal for the Study of Spirituality VO 4 IS 1 SP 8 OP 23 A1 Gilbert, Peter 1950-2013 LA English PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group YR 2014 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1762022850 AB This chapter (Chapter 1, pp. 23-43) is reproduced in full from Spirituality and Mental Health © Pavilion Publishing & Media and Peter Gilbert, 2011, with permission of Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd.The chapter was chosen as illustrative of Peter’s inimitable style as well as of his key interests, many of which are discussed in John Swinton’s tribute article, ‘Peter Gilbert: In Memory of a Life Lived Well’, in this issue of JSS. K1 Love K1 Mental Health K1 Mental Illness K1 Spirituality DO 10.1179/2044024314Z.00000000017