{"product_id":"a-clown-for-god-a-rudolf-c-heredia-9789354472046","title":"A Clown for God, a Clown for Others Recollections of an Indian Jesuit","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'When [my father] realized this was something I had to decide and try out myself...he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efinally said: \"Well then, become a clown if you must; only be the best Jesuit clown in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworld.\"'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen, at nineteen, Rudolf Heredia-one of India's foremost Jesuit scholars-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edecided to join the priesthood, it came as a shock to everybody around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis mother mourned as though she had lost her son, while his father tried to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebe understanding. That Heredia would be leaving his large Goan clan that had\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloved and cherished him despite the mischief and mayhem he created through his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrowing up years in Mumbai, was reluctantly accepted. And thus, in June 1960, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe began his long and arduous spiritual journey, one in which he found meaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough academia and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful and engaging memoir, Heredia recounts his life story, from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeing a restless college student who almost joined the Communist Party\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof India to joining the Jesuits and immersing himself in academia. Like the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejester in a king's court, he stood by the sidelines of the Church, unafraid to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eask questions, provoking students and superiors, always graceful. Through his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteaching and research career at St Xavier's College-his alma mater-and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian Social Institute, he inspired young minds and aided the upliftment of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emarginalized communities in the country, such as the Kathkari and Warli people\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Maharashtra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Clown for God, a Clown for Others is the story of a life led with conviction and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efaith, grace and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudolf C. Heredia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9354472044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354472046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.44d","brand":"Rudolf C. Heredia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054351053055,"sku":"9789354472046","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1aab112c-301b-453d-aa7c-4467d822c280.jpg?v=1685029454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-clown-for-god-a-rudolf-c-heredia-9789354472046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}