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The Forum: Forgiveness

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21/06/2014 GMT

Forgiveness

BBC World Service - The Forum, Forgiveness

Can you have forgiveness without remorse?

Is forgiveness possible in the aftermath of violent crime or conflict and can you have it without remorse? With the Reverend Mpho Tutu, Michael McGirr and Marina Cantacuzino.

Samira Ahmed explores the complexity of forgiveness. What effect does it have in the aftermath of violent crime, conflict or injustice?  Is it possible without remorse and is there any crime that is beyond forgiveness? With the Rev’d Mpho Tutu, co-author with her father Archbishop Desmond Tutu of a book about forgiving; author and teacher Michael McGirr, and Marina Cantacuzino,  former journalist and founder of The Forgiveness Project. 

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