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White, Andrew, 1964-

The Vicar of Baghdad ; My journey so far / Canon Andrew White. - New edition. - Oxford : Lion Books, [2021] - 380 p. 22 cm

Intro -- Praise -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Part 1: The Vicar of Baghdad -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: A Quite Unexpected Theatre -- Chapter 1: Declaration of Intent -- Chapter 2: A Painful Delivery -- Chapter 3: From Darkness to Darkness -- Chapter 4: A Measure of Progress -- Chapter 5: Knowing the Right People -- Chapter 6: Giving Peace a Chance -- Chapter 7: The Most Wonderful Church in the World -- Chapter 8: The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory -- Part 2: My Journey So Far -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by The Rt Revd Dr Michael Nazir-Ali Chapter 1: An Unusual Beginning -- Chapter 2: Turbulence -- Chapter 3: Just Like Heaven -- Chapter 4: Called by God -- Chapter 5: The Academic Hothouse -- Chapter 6: A Prophetic Word -- Chapter 7: Life-defining Events -- Chapter 8: A New Life -- Chapter 9: Several Landmarks -- Chapter 10: Sent to Coventry -- Chapter 11: To the Middle East -- Chapter 12: Return to Iraq -- Chapter 13: The Road to Alexandria -- Chapter 14: Relief and Reconciliation Go Hand in Hand -- Chapter 15: Back to Coventry -- Chapter 16: Brought Back to Life -- Chapter 17: An Oasis of Healing -- Chapter 18: Don't Take Care Take Risks -- Chapter 19: A Normal Day -- Chapter 20: The Bigger Picture -- Chapter 21: My Choice -- Chapter 22: Very Special People -- A Reflection: Tariq Aziz -- Epilogue: Late Fragment -- Afterword: -- Appendix 1: Who's Who -- The Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East

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 together 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 leads a team providing food, health care, 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 tiny 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 constantly 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.

ISBN: 9780745981192 0745981194

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC159450 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020162603 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
White, Andrew, 1964-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Anglican Communion-- Clergy.--Iraq --Baghdad
Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Peace building--Iraq--Baghdad.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Iraq--History --2003-

Dewey Class. No.: 956.704