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A Clown for God, a Clown for Others Recollections of an Indian Jesuit
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789354472046
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
Published: Mar 15 2022
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Description
'When [my father] realized this was something I had to decide and try out myself...he
finally said: Well then, become a clown if you must; only be the best Jesuit clown in the
world.'
When, at nineteen, Rudolf Heredia-one of India's foremost Jesuit scholars-
decided to join the priesthood, it came as a shock to everybody around him.
His mother mourned as though she had lost her son, while his father tried to
be understanding. That Heredia would be leaving his large Goan clan that had
loved and cherished him despite the mischief and mayhem he created through his
growing up years in Mumbai, was reluctantly accepted. And thus, in June 1960,
he began his long and arduous spiritual journey, one in which he found meaning
through academia and research.
In this insightful and engaging memoir, Heredia recounts his life story, from
being a restless college student who almost joined the Communist Party
of India to joining the Jesuits and immersing himself in academia. Like the
jester in a king's court, he stood by the sidelines of the Church, unafraid to
ask questions, provoking students and superiors, always graceful. Through his
teaching and research career at St Xavier's College-his alma mater-and the
Indian Social Institute, he inspired young minds and aided the upliftment of
marginalized communities in the country, such as the Kathkari and Warli people
of Maharashtra.
A Clown for God, a Clown for Others is the story of a life led with conviction and
faith, grace and wit.
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