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The remarkable story of Canon Andrew White, a man of great charm and energy and one of the world’s most trusted mediators and reconcilers. Combined in a single volume for the first time, The Vicar of Baghdad and My Journey So Far tell the story of how Andrew overcame a childhood beset by illness to become an anaesthetist and then a vicar in the Church of England. As vicar of St George’s Baghdad, the only Anglican church in Iraq, he has led a team providing food, healthcare, and education on a major scale and often in dire circumstances. He has had a considerable role in the work of reconciliation, both between Christian and Jew and between Shi’ite and Sunni Muslim. Andrew is widely recognised to be one of a handful of people trusted by virtually every side in the complex Middle East. Despite dealing with the pain from multiple sclerosis and facing extreme personal danger, he has nevertheless been able to mediate between opposing extremes. Political and military solutions are constantly put forward, and often fail. Andrew offers a different approach, speaking as a man of faith to men of faith. He is trusted by those who trust very few.

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Author:   Andrew White
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Lion Books
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780745981192

ISBN 10:   0745981194
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 June 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents PART 1 THE VICAR OF BAGHDAD Acknowledgements 10 Foreword 11 Introduction: A Quite Unexpected Theatre 13 Chapter 1: Declaration of Intent 21 Chapter 2: A Painful Delivery 39 Chapter 3: From Darkness to Darkness 57 Chapter 4: A Measure of Progress 74 Chapter 5: Knowing the Right People 90 Chapter 6: Giving Peace a Chance 105 Chapter 7: The Most Wonderful Church in the World 122 Chapter 8: The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory 140 PART2 MY JOURNEY SO FAR Acknowledgements 158 Foreword by The Rt Revd Dr Michael Nazir-Ali 159 Chapter 1: An Unusual Beginning 161 Chapter 2: Turbulence 169 Chapter 3: Just Like Heaven 179 Chapter 4: Called by God 189 Chapter 5: The Academic Hothouse 195 Chapter 6: A Prophetic Word 204 Chapter 7: Life-defining Events 212 Chapter 8: A New Life 221 Chapter 9: Several Landmarks 229 Chapter 10: Sent to Coventry 237 Chapter 11: To the Middle East 247 Chapter 12: Return to Iraq 255 Chapter 13: The Road to Alexandria 264 Chapter 14: Relief and Reconciliation Go Hand in Hand 272 Chapter 15: Back to Coventry 280 Chapter 16: Brought Back to Life 291 Chapter 17: An Oasis of Healing 299 Chapter 18: Don’t Take Care; Take Risks 307 Chapter 19: A Normal Day 318 Chapter 20: The Bigger Picture 324 Chapter 21: My Choice 331 Chapter 22: Very Special People 337 A Reflection: Tariq Aziz 348 Epilogue: Late Fragment 350 Afterword: 355 Appendix 1: Who’s Who 361

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Canon Andrew White is something of a legend: a man of great charm and energy, whose personal suffering has not deflected him from his role as one of the world's most trusted mediators and reconcilers. As a child and young man growing up in London Andrew was frequently ill. He set his heart on working in the field of anaesthetics, an ambition he achieved, but found himself called into Anglican ministry. He has since had a considerable role in the work of reconciliation, both between Christian and Jew and between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim. As Vicar of St George's Baghdad, the only Anglican church in Iraq, he lead a team providing food, health care, and education on a major scale and often in dire circumstances. Despite the pain from multiple sclerosis, he is frequently involved in hostage negotiations, and played a key role in ending the siege at the Church of the Nativity in Jerusalem. His personal friendships have included Yasser Arafat and Pope John Paul II. He has been kidnapped, and lives in constant danger. He is trusted by those who trust very few.

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