Picking Up the Pieces The Church and Conflict Resolution in South Africa and Rwanda

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Product Description In the last ten years of the 20th century, the world was twice confronted with unbelievable news from Africa. First, there was the end of Apartheid in South Africa. Who would have thought that such a change would be possible without bloodshed? But the miracle happened, due to responsible political and Church leaders and as a result of the unique processes organized through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission under the leadership of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The second unbelievable experience from Africa was of a rather different and awfully shocking nature: the mass killings in Rwanda. This event soon developed into a real genocide and created a wave of horror around the world. There, political and Church leaders had been unable to prevent this crime against humanity. About the Author Samuel Cyuma is of Rwandan origin. He studied theology at the Butare Theological College before becoming pastor in the Presbyterian Church of Rwanda and tutor at Pastoral Institute of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. For advanced studies, he went to the University of Kinshasa (Zaire), and to New College, University of Edinburgh (Scotland). The research for his doctoral thesis was realized at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. He is presently a pastor of the United Reformed Church in England.