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No Future Without Forgiveness
by Desmond Tutu
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ISBN13: 9780385496902 |
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The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors. At the center of this unprecedented attempt at healing a nation has been Archbishop Desmond Tutu, whom President Nelson Mandela named as Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. With the final report of the Commission just published, Archbishop Tutu offers his reflections on the profound wisdom he has gained by helping usher South Africa through this painful experience. <BR>In No Future Without Forgiveness, Tutu argues that true reconciliation cannot be achieved by denying the past. But nor is it easy to reconcile when a nation "looks the beast in the eye." Rather than repeat platitudes about forgiveness, he presents a bold spirituality that recognizes the horrors people can inflict upon one another, and yet retains a sense of idealism about reconciliation. With a clarity of pitch born out of decades of experience, Tutu shows readers how to move forward with honesty and compassion to build a newer and more humane world.
Review:
"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa has put the spotlight on all of us... In its hearings Desmond Tutu has conveyed our common pain and sorrow, our hope and confidence in the future."
--Nelson Mandela
--Nelson Mandela
Synopsis:
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu shares profound lessons of forgiveness from his own life and from the people of South Africa. He puts forward a bold spirituality that recognizes the horrors people can inflict upon one another and yet retains a sense of idealism and realism about reconciliation.
About the Author
Desmond Tutu, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, retired as Archbishop of Capetown, South Africa, in 1996. He is active as a lecturer throughout the world and was recently a visiting professor at Emory University in Atlanta.
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uncle_loki, January 13, 2008 (view all comments by uncle_loki)
There are a lot of reasons to be cynical about politics and human nature. But this is one of those books that reminds me there is hope. Tutu's description of South Africa cuts to your soul. At times I was repulsed by the bestial, depraved acts that humans are capable of. At other times I was overwhelmed by the strength of moral character exhibited during this time. The TRC brings to light the full gammit of human behavior in a way that very few experiences can. And the way Tutu describes the process is both informative and inspiring.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780385496902
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Image
- Author:
- Location:
- New York, N.Y.
- Subject:
- Christian Life
- Subject:
- Religious
- Subject:
- Devotional
- Subject:
- Christianity
- Subject:
- Spirituality
- Subject:
- Forgiveness
- Subject:
- Christian Life - Social Issues
- Subject:
- South Africa
- Subject:
- Church & State
- Subject:
- Reconciliation
- Subject:
- Anglican
- Subject:
- Christianity - Christian Life - Social Issues
- Subject:
- Religion & State
- Subject:
- South African
- Subject:
- Religion, Politics & State
- Subject:
- Africa - South Africa
- Subject:
- Africa - South - South Africa
- Subject:
- Africa - South - Republic of South Africa
- Copyright:
- 1999
- Edition Number:
- 1st Image Books ed.
- Edition Description:
- Image Books
- Series Volume:
- 105-165
- Publication Date:
- October 2000
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 8.05x5.49x.85 in. .61 lbs.
