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Shared Stories for the Future? Theological Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa

Shared Stories for the Future? Theological Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>For South Africa, both the 20th and 21st centuries began with facing a painful past while searching for a shared future: the experiences of the war (1899-1902) between the colonial British Empire and the two Boer Republics, and the legacy of official apartheid (1948-1990), respectively. According to many, these histories are deeply inter-related in that the sufferings which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission faced were partly caused by the inadequate handling of the sufferings of the war. From a Christian perspective, focusing on stories of women, the essay considers three such issues; namely, questions of truth and suffering, guilt and responsibility, and reconciliation and justice—while reflecting on the tension between forgiving and forgetting.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Reformed Theology Brill

Shared Stories for the Future? Theological Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa

Journal of Reformed Theology , Volume 2 (1): 40 – Jan 1, 2008

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1872-5163
eISSN
1569-7312
DOI
10.1163/156973108X272649
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>For South Africa, both the 20th and 21st centuries began with facing a painful past while searching for a shared future: the experiences of the war (1899-1902) between the colonial British Empire and the two Boer Republics, and the legacy of official apartheid (1948-1990), respectively. According to many, these histories are deeply inter-related in that the sufferings which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission faced were partly caused by the inadequate handling of the sufferings of the war. From a Christian perspective, focusing on stories of women, the essay considers three such issues; namely, questions of truth and suffering, guilt and responsibility, and reconciliation and justice—while reflecting on the tension between forgiving and forgetting.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

Journal of Reformed TheologyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION; ANTJIE KROG; TOTIUS; ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU; FORGIVE AND FORGET; ANGLO-BOER WAR

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