Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran (1883 – 1931) was one of the twentieth century’s most inspirational poets, authors, and artists. He drew upon his personal faith to write such bestsellers as The Prophet and Jesus Son of ManSuheil Bushrui is internationally recognized as the foremost authority on Kahlil Gibran, and has widely published on him in Arabic and in English. In 1983 he was appointed by the President of the Republic of Lebanon as a co-ordinator of the Presidential Committee commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of Gibran’s birth. He is currently Professor and Director of the University of Maryland Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project at the Center for Heritage Resource Studies.

• intro ix'I Came to Say a Word' 1On God 3On Religion 9On Jesus 17On Love 21On Marriage 29On Women and Women's Rights 29On Children 33On Self Knowledge 39On the Dual Nature of Man 48On Immortality and Reincarnation 51On Life and Death 57On Human Rights 65On Peace 69On World Unity and the Global Society 74On Ecology, Nature and the Environment 77On the Unity of Being 85On Truth 91On Freedom 96On Good and Evil 101On Reason and passion 105On Pain and Pleasure 109On Crime and Punishment 113On Laws 117On Work 120On Giving 122On teaching and education 127On talking 129On time and place 134On beauty 137On art 143On Wisdom 147On Joy and Sorrow 150On Friendship 157On eating and drinking 159On Houses 163On Buying and Selling 167On other matters 170A Blessing 180 Chronology of the life of kahlil Gibran 181Bibliography 191Acknowledgements 195