"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalThe God of the Margins is a unique self-explorative and self-reflective lamentation of a Christian who does not settle with the comfortable reality in which our personal faith is strictly separated from the disturbing reality of everyday life. The author forces himself into the incommodious position of reflection over the line where our personal faith and understanding of Jesus Christ as our savior and redeemer, our noble principles on which we build our lives, collide with the rough reality of the street, the cruelty of social issues like discrimination, crime, ignorance, and poverty, and the seamy side of globalization. Ultimately, the author is intending to move us to become the real ambassadors of Jesus’ love, the love that is expressed in acts of siding with the poor and the oppressed making those in the margins as Heroes.
“Reading these poems will be disturbing for most of us, I know, but it can help those who are willing to gain a clear conscience before God and man especially in caring for the marginalized and taking a stand for Justice. The concerns and insights expressed in understandable poetic language enable us to follow the biblical mandate for providing the opportunity to experience life in all its fullness to all by bringing those in the periphery to the centre.”
- Dr. George Samuel, Formerly Nuclear Scientist, Former Board Member World Vision International, Currently President, Olive Theological Institute, Thiruvalla.
Reni K Jacob
A social activist, advocate and development professional, Reni K Jacob is associated with various national and international forums, campaigns, coalitions and movements. He was related to international NGOs like World Vision India as its Director Advocacy and with International Justice Mission as its Director Partnerships. He is a founding member of the National Coalition for Education.
Reni is deeply concerned and actively pursues the goals of peace Building, Child Protection and Rights, Gender Equality, Rights of the Disabled and Economic Empowerment of the Marginalized Sections. He is professionally trained in diverse areas such as Law, Theology, Social Work, Pastoral Sociology and Business Administration from leading universities both India and abroad.
He is currently engaged in pursuing and securing the rights of the most vulnerable communities, especially the victims of Bonded Labour and Human Trafficking.
He is based in Chennai. He can be reached at renikjacob@gmail.com
