Abstract
In this article, Piet Meiring who served as Committee Member on the TRC discusses the often disputed religious character of the Commission. Quoting examples from the TRC process he describes the debate that developed – on Archbishop Tutu’s religious way of handling the affairs of the Commission. Meiring discusses the TRC liturgy that was developed during the course of the process, as well as how important the role of religion proved to be in terms of three crucial issues: the process of remembering, the quest for truth, and the costliness of reconciliation.
Highlights
The work of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has captured the imagination of many, locally as well as abroad
Piet Meiring who served as Committee Member on the TRC discusses the often disputed religious character of the Commission
Meiring discusses the TRC liturgy that was developed during the course of the process, as well as how important the role of religion proved to be in terms of three crucial issues: the process of remembering, the quest for truth, and the costliness of reconciliation
Summary
The work of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has captured the imagination of many, locally as well as abroad. In the vestry of the Central Methodist Church where the hearing was scheduled to take place, Dr Fazel Randera, chief of the Johannesburg office of the TRC, discussed the proceedings of the coming days with the Archbishop. That Desmond Tutu arrived at most hearings wearing his archbishop’s vestment, complete with clerical collar and crucifix, they had to accept. Surely, it was a juridical hearing in Johannesburg, and not a Sunday service in the St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, that was to take place today as well as in the days to follow. From that day onwards all TRC hearings were to start – and be closed – in a proper fashion
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