Sir Alan Edgar Walker (4 June 191129 January 2003) was an Australian theologian, evangelist, social commentator, broadcaster and activist,

  • 1981: Knight Bachelor
  • 1986: World Methodist Peace Award
  • 1997: Named as one of 100 people as an Australian Living Treasure

Personal life

Walker was born in Sydney, New South Wales on 4 June 1911 to the Reverend Alfred Edgar Walker (1877—1966) and Violet Louisa Walker (née Lavis) (1881—1971). He was married to Winifred Walker (later Lady Walker) (1916–2006) and they had four children, Lynette Sue, Rev Bruce Walker, David Walker and Rev Christopher Walker. He died in 2003, at an aged care centre on Sydney's North Shore, aged 91.

Biographies

  • Don Wright, Alan Walker: Conscience of the Nation, Sydney: Open Book Publishers, 1997. .
  • Harold Henderson, Reach for the World: The Alan Walker Story, Nashville, Tennessee: Discipleship Resources, 1981.

References

  • Alan Walker College of Evangelism
  • Sir Alan Walker, World Methodist evangelist, dies at 91, World Faith Network
  • Alan Walker Remembered, ABC Radio International's The Religion Report
  • Alan Walker: A Many-Faceted Man Of God, John Mark Ministries
  • 'A Study in Word and Deed' (Harold Henderson's eulogy for the Reverend Sir Alan Walker, Wesley Centre, Sydney, 11 February 2003)
  • The Reverend Sir Alan Walker, The Daily Telegraph, 31 January 2003