Ramadan

Résumé du livre

Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a time for self-examination, devotion and reading the scriptures.In this latest book of Christian-Muslim reflections Dave Andrews again takes lessons from this time of fasting, offering guidance to the adherents of all three Abrahamic faiths. While fasting is out of fashion in our consumerist society, Dave Andrews shows how through it we can recognise both our human weaknesses and our capacity to help others. Through fasting and reflection during Ramadan we can focus on the priorities of loving God and loving neighbour, and bring friends together in an act of interfaith conversation. Dave Andrews and his wife Ange have worked in intentional communities with marginalised groups of people in Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal and for over forty years. Dave is interested in intentional community and the dynamics of personal and social transformation. He is author of many books, including Not Religion, But Love, Compassionate Community Work, People of Compassion and The Plan Be series. Dave is an educator for TEAR Australia, an international aid agency; a lecturer at Christian Heritage College; a teacher for the Community Praxis Co-op; and an elder emeritus for Servants to Asia's Urban Poor. He now lives in a large joint household with his wife, children, grandchildren and others in an inner city community in Brisbane, Australia.