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Spirituality, Religion And The Blessed Revolution
By Dave Andrews
Release on Sunday 31st of January 2021
9 - People Of The Way
Video transcript
I see these the Beatitudes of Jesus as a ‘Be-Attitude Revolution’ - attitudes that if we adopt, can help us ‘Be’ the change we want to see in the world. I'd love to see churches recite the Beatitudes every week. I'd like to see Christians learn them off by heart. I'd like to see the church deconstructed and reconstructed as a recovery movement where we have ‘Be’ groups that help us deal with socially acceptable addictions - not just ‘AA’ groups that deal with socially unacceptable addictions. And I'd like all people of goodwill, whether Christian or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist or atheists or agnostics to join together in practicing these Beatitudes as a way of working for change. People often say - ‘What would Jesus do?’ Well, here's the answer to that question. This is the way Jesus called us to act. In fact, the only Christians when called ‘Christians’ at all. They were called ‘People Of The Way’. And this is ‘The Way’ we are called to live... whether we Christians or not
Suggestions for Meditation, Discussion And Action
What are some socially unacceptable addictions groups like AA help with?
What are some socially acceptable addictions ‘Be’ groups could help with?
How does Dilaram show something of ‘the Way that we are called to live’?
How would you describe in your own words ‘the Way we are called to live’?
Quote from Dave's new book: To Right Every Wrong
'Our time in the House of the Peaceful Heart was a dream come true, for we saw a dearly held vision that our generation had for society become a reality. In Dilaram, we experienced people simply living together in beautiful, peaceful, compassionate, therapeutic communities.’ ‘During the summer … the entire community (in New Delhi, India,) which typically included between ten and fifteen people and sometimes up to twenty, went camping together in the foothills of the Himalayas. It was a good time as we strolled along the winding paths through the hills, stopping for chai in the hillside dhabas and chatting with each other. It was also great to have the opportunity for quiet reflection and relaxation. Suitably enough, we studied the Sermon on the Mount, contemplating the implications of Jesus’ teachings for our life together. It was a time of delight and encouragement through which we were restored for the task before us, which was much more demanding than we might have imagined. We were to fail as often as we succeeded as we tried to grapple with the responsibilities that became ours as a consequence of our commitments. But the simple, natural, spontaneous, human joys of marriage, children and our common life became a source of divine strength to us in the midst of all the struggles that were to come.' To Right Every Wrong 139, 176
Dave's Song: Only Way To Go
From: Dave Andrews And Friends Songs Of Love And Justice - Only Way To Go
Table of content
- Spirituality and Religion
Experience and expression of compassion for the other. - The Gospel Of Jesus – “Heaven on Earth”
An experience that people can live here and now. - The Beatitudes From The Heart
Loving our neighbor as ourself. - The Be-Attitudes Of The Beatitudes
We need to sincerely committing ourselves to do the following... - The Blessed Be-Attitude Revolution
The radical, personal-political Be-Attitudes that are at the heart of the Blessed Be-Attitude Revolution are... - Liberating Jesus From Christianity
Jesus never intended to start a religion. - Liberating People Of All Religions
My battle is to fight that people don't have to become Christians in order to relate to Jesus. - Reciprocity As Our Responsibility
The Golden Rule is a classic example of generalized reciprocity. - >> People Of The Way
The Beatitudes of Jesus as a ‘Be-Attitude Revolution’ - attitudes that can help us ‘Be’ the change we want to see in the world. - Contemplation In Action
Slowing down, so we have the time between our action and reaction and then shape our response in terms of the Be-Atttitudes.
Dave Andrews new book is available: To Right Every Wrong
My latest book, To Right Every Wrong,
is a funny, sad, brutally honest retrospective, reflecting on what it has meant for me and my family to seek to live a lifetime dedicated to love and justice. The reflections in this book, subtitled The Making And Unmaking Of One Improbable Minor Prophet, come in three parts — the personal, the prophetical and the paradoxical.
The personal part explores my experience of the radical, compassionate spirituality that I share with my wife, Angie, and which has shaped our way of life as a family in community with marginalized and disadvantaged groups of people.
The prophetical part explores my embrace of the “strange”, “crazy”, “improbable” call I felt to be a prophet, which I have sought to flesh out in classic prophetic roles - as an interrogator, a protester, a practitioner and an inspirator - in contemporary prophetic contexts characterized by poverty and violence.
The paradoxical part explores my making and unmaking as a minor prophet, critically constructing and deconstructing the more confrontational aspects of the prophetic roles I have played in order to be able to practice more sensitive pastoral care.
The personal part explores my experience of the radical, compassionate spirituality that I share with my wife, Angie, and which has shaped our way of life as a family in community with marginalized and disadvantaged groups of people.
The prophetical part explores my embrace of the “strange”, “crazy”, “improbable” call I felt to be a prophet, which I have sought to flesh out in classic prophetic roles - as an interrogator, a protester, a practitioner and an inspirator - in contemporary prophetic contexts characterized by poverty and violence.
The paradoxical part explores my making and unmaking as a minor prophet, critically constructing and deconstructing the more confrontational aspects of the prophetic roles I have played in order to be able to practice more sensitive pastoral care.
Dave Andrews other books
Dave has written more the 18 books, you can find all of his books here: Dave Andrew's books.
Some of his well known books
Who is Dave Andrews?
Dave is particularly interested in radical spirituality, incarnational community and the dynamics of personal and social transformation.
Website:
Dave Andrews
Country:
Australia
Activity:
Activist, Community organiser, Spiritual teacher
Keywords:
beatitude, change, compassion, prayer, spirituality
Discover more content from Dave Andrews
Dave Andrews has 18 interviews on our website. You can watch all Dave Andrews's interviews here.
Here are some interviews available
- Spirituality and Religion - Spirituality is the experience and expression of compassion for the others.
- The Question We Need To Ask Ourselves -
- The Blessing Of The Bismillah -
Presentation
Dave, his wife Ange, and their family, have lived and worked in intentional communities with marginalised groups of people in Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal for more than forty years. He now lives in a large joint household with his wife, children, grandchildren and others in an inner city community in Brisbane, Australia.
Dave is particularly interested in radical spirituality, incarnational community and the dynamics of personal and social transformation. He is author of many books and articles, including 'Christi-Anarchy', 'Not Religion, But Love', 'Building A Better World', 'Down Under - In-Depth Community Work', 'Out And Out - Way-Out Community Work', 'Compassionate Community Work', 'People of Compassion', 'Living Community', 'A Divine Society', and the Plan Be Series - 'Plan Be', 'Hey, Be And See', 'See What I Mean?'
Dave and Ange and their friends started a residential community called Aashiana out of which grew Sahara, Sharan and Sahasee – three well-known Christian community organisations working with slum dwellers, sex workers, drug addicts, and people with HIV/AIDS in India. They are currently a part of the Waiters Union, an inner city Christian community network working with Aborigines, refugees and people with disabilities in Australia. Out of the Waiters Union has grown the Community Initiatives Resource Association, auspicing local experimental community activities, and the Community Praxis Coop, providing holistic community work training.
Dave is the coordinator for training with the Community Initiatives Resource Association, a teacher for Praxis and Christian Heritage College and an elder emeritus for Servants To Asia's Urban Poor.
Dave is involved nationally and internationally in interfaith dialogue and engagement. He has published three books of Christian-Muslim reflections - ‘Ramadan’, ‘Bismillah’ and ‘Isa’. Most recently he has published his ground-breaking, peace-making book - ‘The Jihad Of Jesus: The Sacred Nonviolent Struggle For Justice’, which has been translated into Dutch and German. Dave is sharing the message of ‘The Jihad Of Jesus’ with people in churches, mosques, seminars, workshops and festivals around Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, Europe and Asia. See events, reviews and interviews at www.jihadofjesus.com.