A memoir from Andrew White, the 'Vicar of Baghdad', including additional new photographs, and bonus chapter, now in paperback.
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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