Desmond Tutu bol juhoafrický klerik a aktivista, ktorý sa počas 80. rokov 20. storočia preslávil ako odporca apartheidu. Využíval svoj profil na obranu ľudských práv a bojoval proti útlaku, AIDS, homofóbii, chudobe a rasizmu. Predsedal Komisii pravdy a zmierenia a zostavil niekoľko kníh svojich prejavov a výrokov. Jeho odkaz je trvalou pripomienkou sily nenásilného odporu a morálneho vedenia.
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 This astonishing tapestry of narrative is not only a valuable historical document of those significant events, but it also showcases the unique sense of spirit of one of the foremost spiritual leaders in the world.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.