Desmond Tutu - No future without forgiveness.

No future without forgiveness.

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Tutu, Desmond. No Future Without Forgiveness. Doubleday, 1999.

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About the Author

Desmond Tutu

Born: October 7, 1931
Nationality: South African
Profession: King's College London

Biography

Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ is a South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology.

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