No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu

No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu

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. 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.

"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

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ISBN 13	9780385496902
ISBN 10	0385496907
Title	No Future Without Forgiveness
Author	Desmond Tutu
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2000-10-17
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Winner of Christopher Awards (Books for Adults) 2000
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