Dave Andrews

Dave, his wife Ange, and their family, have lived and worked in intentional communities with marginalised groups of people in Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal and for more than forty years. (www.daveandrews.com.au)

Dave is particularly interested in intentional community, interfaith engagement and the dynamics of personal and social transformation. He is author of many books and articles (see all "publications" even those not yet on Amazon at www.daveandrews.com.au), including 'Christi-Anarchy' 'Not Religion, But Love', 'A Divine Society', 'Building A Better World', 'People Of Compassion', 'Compassionate Community Work', 'Living Community', the 'Plan Be' series, 'Bismillah', 'Isa' and now 'The Jihad Of jesus'. (www.wecan.be)

Dave and Ange and their friends started Aashiana, Sahara, and Sharan - three well-known community organisations working with slum dwellers, sex workers, drug addicts, and people with HIV/AIDS in India; and they are currently a part of the Waiters Union, an inner city community network working alongside Aborigines, refugees and people with disabilities in Australia (www.watersunion.org )

Dave is an educator at large for TEAR Australia, an international aid and development agency; a teacher for the Praxis Community Co-operative, and an elder emeritus for Servants To Asia's Urban Poor; and a member of AMARAH - Australian Muslim Advocates for the Rights of All Humanity.