Not Religion, but Love: Practicing a Radical Spirituality of Compassion

by Dave Andrews

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An inspirational book that calls us all to work for the renewal of community - by the author of Christi-Anarchy; Dave Andrews has a dream, that all will share equally in the resources of the world, that small communities will co-exist peacefully and interdependently, that people will relate as neighbours, that everyone will have a supportive network of friendships, and that all will co-operate to work for personal growth and social change. This book draws on the decades of practical experience that Dave and his wife Ange have of living and working in communities in India and Australia to show how the example of Jesus can be brought to life to transform our communities.… (more)

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This is a book of praxis. It is not a theological work, nor is it a nuts and bolts handbook. It inspires and points the reader towards following Jesus' example of activism in the community. You don't walk away from this book without giving serious thought to how your own sprituality can transcend glib piety or self-centred salvationism. Dave doesn't leave you much alternative but to become engaged in the lives of others - especially those who are on society's margins - in ways which are directly modelled by the Human One (Son of Man).

Dave peppers his engaged and passionate prose with stories from his own community as well as lively and contemporary adaptations of gospel stories. Dave can be critical of the institutional churches, but that is no bad thing. I imagine Jesus would be too.

Note that this work is a revision and rewrite of an earlier book, Can You Hear the Heartbeat?

Iacobus | May 2, 2015 |

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An inspirational book that calls us all to work for the renewal of community - by the author of Christi-Anarchy; Dave Andrews has a dream, that all will share equally in the resources of the world, that small communities will co-exist peacefully and interdependently, that people will relate as neighbours, that everyone will have a supportive network of friendships, and that all will co-operate to work for personal growth and social change. This book draws on the decades of practical experience that Dave and his wife Ange have of living and working in communities in India and Australia to show how the example of Jesus can be brought to life to transform our communities.

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