River Crossings: Memories of a Journey

by Hemchand Gossai

Overview

From the moment he learns of his mother's death in Guyana, Hemchand Gossai begins the long journey home to his birthplace, thousands of miles to a now faraway land. Beyond the moment of sorrow and the grief that envelops him, the author paints a poignant and moving portrait of a life interrupted many times over. Filled with joy and pain, humor and sadness, this story will resonate with anyone who has struggled with self identity and transformation, and the wonder, shock, and comedy of entering a new cultural world. This is a story of choice and consequences, race and religion, childhood and fatherhood. River Crossings is a journey of fulfilling final promises of a son to a mother, promises that must be kept, promises with their own challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498271288
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	362
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Hemchand Gossai is Professor of Religious Studies at Georgia Southern University. He is also the author of 'Social Critique by Israel's Eighth-Century Prophets: Justice and Righteousness in Context'. Born in Guyana as a third generation East Indian, he has lived and studied in the United States and the United Kingdom, where he received his PhD.
Hemchand Gossai is Associate Dean of Liberal Arts at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale. He is the author of several books including Social Critique by Israel's Eighth-Century Prophets, Barrenness and Blessing, and Power and Marginality in the Abraham Narratives. He speaks widely on civic engagement and social justice issues.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
Prologue     xi
Plans for a Wedding     1
Trip to Mahaica     13
Journey to Mercy     39
When Death Came     49
Games of Cuts and Bruises     61
Summer of 1970     77
From Religion to Religion     89
Beyond Cable and Wireless and Meeting Aloma     105
Mamoo's Miracle     127
A Cold Strange Land     141
And Winter Came     161
Photos     173
First Christmas     181
Comparative Religion and Horizons of Summer     187
Walls, Toilets, and the Third Cook     201
Counseling T. K.     205
Politics     213
Solitude and the Quest for Meaning     221
Connections and Disconnections     231
Night and Fresh Conflicts     241
Homecoming     255
New Journeys     261
Pluralism and Making a Place for Gandhi     273
Pain and Finitude     279
Crossing the Pond-Again     301
Punishment, Grace, and Mercy     327
Keeping Promises     335