Desmond Tutu était un dignitaire religieux et un militant sud-africain, célèbre pour son opposition indéfectible à l'apartheid. Il a utilisé sa plateforme de premier plan pour défendre les droits de l'homme, plaidant avec ferveur contre l'oppression, le sida, l'homophobie, la pauvreté et le racisme. Tutu a dirigé la Commission Vérité et Réconciliation et a compilé plusieurs recueils de ses discours et de ses paroles. Son héritage demeure un témoignage puissant de l'impact du leadership moral et de la résistance non violente.
The Book of Forgiving, written together by the Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and his daughter Revd Mpho Tutu, offers a deeply personal testament and guide to the process of forgiveness.
Desmond Tutu describes his childhood and coming of age in the apartheid era in South Africa. Tutu draws important parallels between the Commissioners' approach to the situation in South Africa with other areas of conflict such as Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Rwanda and the Balkans.
The Rainbow People Of God traces South Africa's glorious victory over apartheid in the writings and speeches of one its central figures, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. From the graveside of Steven Biko to the triumphant inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, Tutu's words and presence helped shape events and led South Africa toward justice and freedom. This astonishing tapestry of narrative is not only a valuable historical document of those significant events, but it also showcases the unique sense of spirit of one of the foremost spiritual leaders in the world. Tested through the greatest adversity, these writings will endure for generations to come by their truly powerful combination of compassion and strength.