Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line

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Forgiveness: Stories from the Frontline

Gripping stories from people who've had to struggle with forgiveness in order to be free.

How do you survive and restore your life when something truly appalling is done to you? Journalist Marina Cantacuzino hears five gripping stories.

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Forgiveness: Stories from the Front Line: Paul

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Paul was brutally attacked in his own home. Could he forgive his imprisoned assailant?

Marina Cantacuzino begins her series on forgiveness with the story of a man who was violently beaten in his own home in a case of mistaken identity - but who forgave his assailant.

In the first of five extraordinary stories of forgiveness, we hear from Paul, whose peaceful life with his wife and daughters was violently interrupted by a gang who broke into the house, in what looked like a case of mistaken identity .  

Paul and his wife had a lucky escape as the police arrived promptly. All four assailants were eventually caught and convicted.  But later, the family was invited to prison to meet one of the men responsible for the attack.   

Marina Cantacuzino, founder of The Forgiveness Project, is in conversation with Paul and hears what happened next. 

Presented by Marina Cantacuzino
Produced by Susan Marling
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