Witness statement at the re-enactment of TRC Faith Communities' Hearings
Date
2020
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African Sun Media
Abstract
I had the privilege, as a non-South African, to be invited to be part of this revisit of
the TRC [Truth and Reconciliation Commission] Faith Communities' Hearings and to
present some reflections on the contribution of faith communities to reconciliation
in post-apartheid South Africa. I accepted the invitation realising that ‘external
eyes’ may bring a new perspective, but also in the humble awareness that it may
be premature to speak out on a situation that one does not fully understand. My
reflection centres on seven points.
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CITATION: Van der Borght, E. 2020. Witness statement at the re-enactment of TRC Faith Communities' Hearings, in Thesnaar, C. H. & Hansen, L. D. (eds.) 2020. Unfinished business? Faith communities and reconciliation in a post-TRC context. Stellenbosch: SUN MeDIA, doi:10.18820/9781928480518/04.
The original publication is available at https://africansunmedia.store.it.si/za
The original publication is available at https://africansunmedia.store.it.si/za
Keywords
South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Reconciliation -- Political aspects -- South Africa, Truth commissions -- South Africa
Citation
Van der Borght, E. 2020. Witness statement at the re-enactment of TRC Faith Communities' Hearings, in Thesnaar, C. H. & Hansen, L. D. (eds.) 2020. Unfinished business? Faith communities and reconciliation in a post-TRC context. Stellenbosch: SUN MeDIA, doi:10.18820/9781928480518/04.