David Frank Andrews (born 20 May 1951) is an Australian
Christian anarchist
Christian anarchism is a Christian movement in political theology that claims anarchism is inherent in Christianity and the Gospels. It is grounded in the belief that there is only one source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answ ...
author, speaker, social activist, community worker, and a founder of the Waiters' Union, an inner city Christian community network working with
Aboriginals, refugees and people with disabilities in
Brisbane, Australia
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.
In India at the time of
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...
's 1984 assassination, he helped protect
Sikhs
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from the backlash through non-violent intervention. Andrews and his wife were forced to leave that year.
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Andrew works to advance
Christian-Muslim relations
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Christianity deve ...
, quotes
Islam
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ic leaders,
[Dave Andrews' Ramadan Diary](_blank)
The Spirit of Things, ABC News Online
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, 2 September 2012, accessed 2021-05-01 and counts many
Muslim
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s as colleagues. He released a statement of regret when
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin Khan (1 January 1925 – 21 April 2021), known with the honorific "Maulana", was an Indian Islamic scholar and peace activist and author known for having written a commentary on the Quran and having translated it into contemporary E ...
died in
Delhi
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in April 2021 of
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
.
[Facebook statement by DA on Maulana Wahiduddin Khan](_blank)
www.facebook.com/dave.andrews.7927, 2021-05-01
See also
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Anarchism in Australia
Anarchism in Australia arrived within a few years of anarchism developing as a distinct tendency in the wake of the 1871 Paris Commune. Although a minor school of thought and politics, composed primarily of campaigners and intellectuals, Au ...
Works
* ''Can You Hear the Heartbeat?: A Challenge to Care the Way Jesus Cared'' with David Engwicht. London:
, 1989.
* ''Building a Better World: Developing Communities of Hope in Troubled Times''. Sutherland:
Albatross Books
Albatross Books was a German publishing house based in Hamburg that produced the first modern mass-market paperback books.
Albatross was founded in 1932 by John Holroyd-Reece, Max Christian Wegner and Kurt Enoch. The name was chosen because ...
, 1996.
* ''Christi-Anarchy: Discovering a Radical Spirituality of Compassion''. Oxford:
Lion Publishing, 1999. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
* ''Not Religion, But Love: Practising a Radical Spirituality of Compassion''. Oxford: Lion Publishing, 2001. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
* ''Compassionate Community Work: An Introductory Course for Christians''. Carlisle: Piquant Editions, 2006.
* ''Plan Be: Be the Change You Want to See in the World''. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media, 2008.
* ''People of Compassion''. Melbourne: TEAR, 2008. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
* ''Hey, Be and See: We Can be the Change We Want to See in the World''. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media, 2009.
* ''See What I Mean?: See the Change We Can be in the World''. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media, 2009.
* ''A Divine Society: The Trinity, Community and Society''. Brisbane: Frank, 2009. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
* ''Learnings: Lessons We Are Learning about Living Together''. Brisbane: Frank, 2010. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
* ''Bearings: Getting Our Bearings Again in the Light of the Gospel''. Brisbane: Frank, 2010. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
* "Bismillah - Christian-Muslim Ramadan Reflections" Melbourne: Mosaic, 2011
* ''Down Under: In-Depth Community Work'' Melbourne: Mosaic, 2012
* ''Out And Out: Way-Out Community Work'' Melbourne: Mosaic, 2012
* "Isa- Christian-Muslim Ramadan Reflections" Melbourne: Mosaic, 2013
* "The Jihad of Jesus - The Sacred Nonviolent Struggle For Justice" Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2015
References
Further reading
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External links
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The Waiters' Union website''Plan Be'' book website''Jihad of Jesus'' book website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Dave
1951 births
Living people
20th-century anarchists
20th-century Australian male writers
20th-century Australian non-fiction writers
21st-century anarchists
21st-century Australian male writers
21st-century Australian non-fiction writers
Anarchist writers
Australian anarchists
Australian Christian pacifists
Australian Christian religious leaders
Australian expatriates in India
Australian male non-fiction writers
Australian religious writers
Christian anarchists
English emigrants to Australia
Former members of Evangelical parachurch organizations
Uniting Church in Australia people
Writers from Brisbane