Dave Andrews (activist)

David Frank Andrews (born 20 May 1951) is an Australian Christian anarchist 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.^[1] In India at the time of Indira Gandhi's 1984 assassination, he helped protect Sikhs from the backlash through non-violent intervention. Andrews and his wife were forced to leave that year.^[1][2]

Dave Andrews
Born	(1951-05-20) 20 May 1951 (age 73) England
Occupation	writer, speaker
Nationality	Australian
Genre	Christian theology
Subject	Christian anarchy
Literary movement	Emerging church
Partner	Ange
Website
daveandrews.com.au

Andrew works to advance Christian-Muslim relations, quotes Islamic leaders,^[3] and counts many Muslims as colleagues. He released a statement of regret when Maulana Wahiduddin Khan died in Delhi in April 2021 of COVID-19.^[4]

See also

• Anarchism in Australia

Works

• Can You Hear the Heartbeat?: A Challenge to Care the Way Jesus Cared with David Engwicht. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. ISBN 0340510633
• Building a Better World: Developing Communities of Hope in Troubled Times. Sutherland: Albatross Books, 1996. ISBN 0824517261
• Christi-Anarchy: Discovering a Radical Spirituality of Compassion. Oxford: Lion Publishing, 1999. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012. ISBN 1610978528
• Not Religion, But Love: Practising a Radical Spirituality of Compassion. Oxford: Lion Publishing, 2001. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012. ISBN 161097851X
• Compassionate Community Work: An Introductory Course for Christians. Carlisle: Piquant Editions, 2006. ISBN 1903689368
• Plan Be: Be the Change You Want to See in the World. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media, 2008. ISBN 1850787786
• People of Compassion. Melbourne: TEAR, 2008. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012. ISBN 1610978552
• Hey, Be and See: We Can be the Change We Want to See in the World. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media, 2009. ISBN 1850788480
• See What I Mean?: See the Change We Can be in the World. Milton Keynes: Authentic Media, 2009. ISBN 1850788472
• A Divine Society: The Trinity, Community and Society. Brisbane: Frank, 2009. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012. ISBN 1610978560
• Learnings: Lessons We Are Learning about Living Together. Brisbane: Frank, 2010. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012. ISBN 1610978536
• Bearings: Getting Our Bearings Again in the Light of the Gospel. Brisbane: Frank, 2010. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012. ISBN 1610978544
• "Bismillah - Christian-Muslim Ramadan Reflections" Melbourne: Mosaic, 2011 ISBN 978-1743240915
• Down Under: In-Depth Community Work Melbourne: Mosaic, 2012 ISBN 9781743241226
• Out And Out: Way-Out Community Work Melbourne: Mosaic, 2012 ISBN 9781743241356
• "Isa- Christian-Muslim Ramadan Reflections" Melbourne: Mosaic, 2013 ISBN 9781743241165
• "The Jihad of Jesus - The Sacred Nonviolent Struggle For Justice" Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4982-1774-3^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

References

1. Kohn, Rachael (25 September 2005). "The Spirit of Things: 25 September 2005 - The Waiters' Union". Radio National. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007.
2. Brian Thomas (June 2002). "Stirrer For Christ". SPanz Magazine. Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008. I would argue that contemporary Christianity is probably the anti-Christ – totally contrary to what Christ was on about.
3. Dave Andrews' Ramadan Diary, The Spirit of Things, ABC News Online, 2 September 2012, accessed 2021-05-01
4. Facebook statement by DA on Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, www.facebook.com/dave.andrews.7927, 2021-05-01
5. Wade, Matt (21 August 2015). "Lunch with Dave Andrews: Jihad for Jesus". The Sydney Morning Herald.
6. Robinson, Natasha (14 August 2015). "Across a violent divide". The Australian. p. 15. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
7. Considine, Craig (2 June 2015). "Christians and Muslims Should Embrace 'The Jihad of Jesus'". Huffington Post.
8. Ashby, Roland (12 December 2015). "Violent world needs the 'Jihad' of Jesus". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
9. "The Jihad of Jesus (The Interview) - Interview from Sunday Nights NLR - (ABC)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2015.

Further reading

• Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre (2013). "Dave Andrews". Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel (Abridged ed.). Andrews UK Limited. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-84540-662-2.
• Hinchliffe, Jessica (30 September 2014). "Queensland Christian leader calls for end to Muslim hate". ABC Radio Brisbane. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
• Kohn, Rachael (28 August 2012). "Dave Andrews' Ramadan Diary". Radio National. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

External links

• Official website
• The Waiters' Union website
• Plan Be book website
• Jihad of Jesus book website