Dave Andrews (activist)

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Dave Andrews
Born (1951-05-20) 20 May 1951 (age 72)
England
Occupationwriter, speaker
NationalityAustralian
Genre Christian theology
Subject Christian anarchy
Literary movement Emerging church
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Website
daveandrews.com.au

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]

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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]

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  1. 1 2 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.

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