Fireflies

Rabindranath Tagore

ISBN 10: 0020896409 / ISBN 13: 9780020896401

Published by Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company), 1975

About this Item

John Berger's lively and invigorating messages tell us that the path to true happiness is through God. From the man who remembered to thank Jesus for being healed of leprosy to the persistent widow, from the penitent tax collector to the forgiven thief on the cross. all these characters and more were happier when they did things God's way. Berger brings us face-to-face with the people in gospel passages from the Revised Common Lectionary. Contrary to his whimsical title, readers will discover that Berger does far better than score one run in ten trips to the plate -- his sermons consistently knock the ball out of the park Titles include: Ten Hits, One Run, Nine Errors (Luke 17:11-19) Don't Hang Up On God (Luke 18:1-8) God, The Ultimate Professional (Luke 20:27-38) Golden Rule Saints (Luke 6:20-31) For What God Has Given (John 6:25-35) John E. Berger is a cum laude graduate of Ohio State University and Hamma School of Theology. A veteran of 45 years in pastoral ministry, Berger was the longtime pastor of St. Lucas Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio. Now retired, he serves interim pastorates in the ELCA's Northwestern Ohio Synod.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fireflies
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0020896409
• ISBN 13: 9780020896401
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

A collection of epigrams reveals Tagone's interest in the literature of the Orient

About the Author

Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali, Ravindranatha Thakura)(1861-1941), Indian poet, philosopher, and Nobel laureate (1913) was the youngest (twelfth) of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj,  and Sarada Devi. With his father away most of the time, support and lessons came from his older siblings. He began to write poetry as a child; his first book appeared when he was seventeen. After a brief stay in England (1878) to study law, he returned to India. Most of his learning was self-taught. He rapidly became the most important and popular author of the colonial era, writing poetry, short stories, essays, novels, and plays. 

Tagore established a school (1901) on his estate, Santiniketan, in Bengal, to teach a blend of Eastern and Western philosophies. In 1921 it became a university, Visva-Bharati. His works and his life influenced film director Satyajit Ray, who had been one of his pupils. Tagore tried to harmonize the views of east and west. 

Tagore wrote primarily in Bengali, but translated many of his works into English himself. Tagore's writing is replete with love of nature and India. Though not very political he supported the swadeshi movement(self-sufficiency). He composed "Jana Gana Mana", India's national anthem and several hundred popular songs. He began painting in 1929. His faith was central to his philosophy. Tagore's most remembered words, "Chitto jetha bhayashunyo (Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. . .Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake).