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| Acknowledgements | ||
| List of Contributors | ||
| Foreword | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Sect. 1 | The historical context and origins of the Commission | |
| 1 | The struggle for human rights: from the UN Declaration of Human Rights to the present | 2 |
| 2 | The historical context, legal origins and philosophical foundation of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission | 14 |
| 3 | Same species, different animal: how South Africa compares to truth commissions worldwide | 32 |
| 4 | Justice without punishment: guaranteeing human rights in transitional societies | 42 |
| Sect. 2 | The philosophical framework of the Commission | |
| 5 | The moral justification of truth commissions | 60 |
| 6 | Restorative justice: dealing with the past differently | 68 |
| 7 | Making moral judgements | 77 |
| 8 | When the assassin cries foul: the modern Just War doctrine | 86 |
| 9 | The law and struggle: the same, but different | 99 |
| 10 | Combating myth and building reality | 107 |
| 11 | Truth and reconciliation as performance: spectres of Eucharistic redemption | 113 |
| 12 | The baruti versus the lawyers: the role of religion in the TRC process | 123 |
| Sect. 3 | What the Commission sought to achieve | |
| 13 | Historical truth: something to fight for | 134 |
| 14 | Truth as a trigger for transformation: from apartheid injustice to transformational justice | 144 |
| 15 | Towards the recognition of our past injustices | 155 |
| 16 | Where healing begins | 166 |
| 17 | Justice and amnesty | 174 |
| 18 | Amnesty: the burden of victims | 184 |
| 19 | Amnesty and denial | 193 |
| 20 | Getting on with life: a move towards reconciliation | 199 |
| 21 | Reconciliation: a call to action | 210 |
| 22 | What makes a perpetrator? An attempt to understand | 219 |
| 23 | A personal encounter with perpetrators | 230 |
| 24 | Reparation delayed is healing retarded | 239 |
| 25 | Insufficient healing and reparation | 250 |
| Sect. 4 | After the Commission | |
| 26 | An opportunity for peace | 258 |
| 27 | Dealing with systematic economic injustice | 265 |
| 28 | National reconciliation: holy grail or secular pact? | 277 |
| Endnotes | 287 | |
| Appendix | 304 | |
| Index | 311 |
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Ilkka Nivala
reviewed Looking back, reaching forward on January 12, 2014 Looking back
On recommendation from one of my former pastors, I read this book about 2 years late. This is the autobiography of Chief Albert Luthuli; Nobel Peace Prize winner, local Zulu chief and once president of the ANC.
Let My People Go tells of the great man's struggles for equality and justice for people of colour in South Africa. Buoyed by his Christian faith, Luthuli stood against the tide of segregation and oppression that was eventually formalised into apartheid legislation. For his efforts, he was imprisoned several times and even charged with High Treason in 1957.
The book, in part, narrates the author's life story - from being born in Bulawayo, returning to South Africa as a child, his early career as a teacher, getting married, becoming a chief and eventually being a key figure in the resistance to the Nationalist policies that ushered in apartheid. The book also tells of the reasons for the actions of the ANC, their methods, the goals they intended to achieve and ultimately, the South Africa they envisaged.
Informative, but not particularly engaging, this a decent enough read for insight into South Africa's dark past. It also shows how Christians can be actively involved in issues of governance, with the goals of bringing justice and reconciliation. Good book, but somewhat underwhelming in relation to what the author achieved and what he represents.
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Add Looking back, reaching forward, This book constitutes a tour de force, capturing the essence of the TRC debate, while posing a set of questions with which South Africa is likely to wrestle for some time to come. Indeed, it is intended to provoke debate rather than provide simple answers, Looking back, reaching forward to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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Add Looking back, reaching forward, This book constitutes a tour de force, capturing the essence of the TRC debate, while posing a set of questions with which South Africa is likely to wrestle for some time to come. Indeed, it is intended to provoke debate rather than provide simple answers, Looking back, reaching forward to your collection on WonderClub |
