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.
Table of Content
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
About the author
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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