Victim-Perpetrator Meetings

- produced by Wendy Phillips, Megumi Kayaki -Taniguchi and Bijal Shah

Bibliography

 BOOKS

 Michael Battle, RECONCILIATION: THE UBUNTU THEOLOGY OF DESMOND TUTU (forward by Desmond Tutu) (Pilgrim Press, 1997).

This book introduces the African concept of community embraced by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Jillian Edelstein, TRUTH & LIES: STORIES FROM THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION IN SOUTH AFRICA (Granta Publications, 2001)

This book uses photography to explore the poignancy of a selection of personal narratives influenced by apartheid.

Raymond G. Helmick, S.J., & Rodney L. Petersen, F ORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION: RELIGION, PUBLIC POLICY, & CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION (Templeton Foundation Press, 2001)

This book consists of four parts. In the first part, the religious aspect of forgiveness is highlighted and the definitions of core terms such as “reconciliation” and “forgiveness” are presented. The second part discusses the relationship between forgiveness and religion and public policy. The third part draws attention to the relation between reconciliation and forgiveness. The last part provides specific examples of the aforementioned topics to the situations in Ireland and Africa.

Antjie Krog , COUNTRY OF MY SKULL: GUILT SORROW, AND THE LIMITS OF FORGIVENESS IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA (1998).

This book provides a detailed account of the Truth and Reconciliation proceedings by poet and journalist Antjie Krog.

John Miles, DEAFENING SILENCE (Human & Rousseau ,1996)

This book provides a chronicle of the Motasi story.

ARTICLE(S)

O’Brien, Kevin A., Counter-Intelligence for Counter-Revolutionary Warfare: The South African Police Security Branch 1979-1990 (2002) at

http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/index/XLGGQUABRC7HK3DH.pdf

Villa-Valencia, Charles. Truth and Reconcilitation: What now?(1999) at

http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ricsa/dissem/nsao/jan99/cvv.htm.

This article examines the response of victims to reconciliation and forgiveness, including a quote from Ashley Forbes.

Winslow, Tom,Reconciliation: The Road to Healing?: Collective good, individual harm? (1997)

This article discusses whether individuals and South Africa can be healed at the same time [by the TRC], and whether 'reconciliation' does indeed heal.