Facing the Truth - South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Paperback)

The unique desire of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to turn its back on revenge and to create a space where deeper processes of \u201cforgiveness, confession, repentance, reparation, and reconciliation can take place\u201d reflects the spirit of some churches and faith communities in South Africa. Facing the Truth: South African Faith Communities and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, published in North America by Ohio University Press on November 1, 1999, is a candid study of the historical notes that formed that difficult process, which continues to be a struggle of theological and philosophical importance within faith communities. This book contains extracts of faith communities' testimonies before the TRC, and individual writers in Facing the Truth bring their unique voices to bear on the complex matter of healing wounds. The writers tell powerful stories, such as of meeting former torturers face-to-face: \u201cHe asked me to forgive him. It was one of the most difficult requests, perhaps the single most difficult, ever made to me. No matter how much I wanted to, I could not tell him that I could forgive him. All I could say was that I would try.\u201d

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1999
First published:	1999
Editors:	James Cochrane • John De Gruchy • Stephen Martin
Dimensions:	211 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-1307-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	0-8214-1307-4
Barcode:	9780821413074

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