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| Original Title: | Beauty from Ashes |
| ISBN: | 1850787220 (ISBN13: 9781850787228) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Callum Henderson
Paperback | Pages: 207 pages Rating: 4 | 11 Users | 2 Reviews
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| Title | : | Beauty from Ashes: Journeys of Recovery from the Rwandan Genocide |
| Author | : | Callum Henderson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 207 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2007 by Authentic |
| Categories | : | Eastern Africa. Rwanda |
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My daughter last year visited Rwanda and the memorial to the million genocide victims there in 1994.She brought me this book, which I read in conjunction with other books about the Jewish Holocaust in Europe.
It is a heart-rending book, with testimony from many of the victims -- particularly women who were severely abused while having to watch their families killed. There is a contrast with the Holocaust where extermination of six million Jews was organized by German planning, with special railroads built, elaborate gas chambers and associated crematoriums. It was especially devastating to see such efficiency dedicated to the elimination of a people.
Rwanda's genocide seems to have been more of a mass outbreak of brutal killing, with neighbours going after neighbours and widespread massacres throughout many parts of the country.
Henderson is especially focused on the question of forgiveness, so that Rwandans can live with each other in the future. He also emphasizes religious solidarity amongst people as part of this process. The extreme focus on religion, for me, undercuts the analytical depth of the book. It is a chilling outline of this genocide, but provides less depth of understanding than I had expected.
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My daughter last year visited Rwanda and the memorial to the million genocide victims there in 1994.She brought me this book, which I read in conjunction with other books about the Jewish Holocaust in Europe.It is a heart-rending book, with testimony from many of the victims -- particularly women who were severely abused while having to watch their families killed. There is a contrast with the Holocaust where extermination of six million Jews was organized by German planning, with specialMy daughter last year visited Rwanda and the memorial to the million genocide victims there in 1994.She brought me this book, which I read in conjunction with other books about the Jewish Holocaust in Europe.It is a heart-rending book, with testimony from many of the victims -- particularly women who were severely abused while having to watch their families killed. There is a contrast with the Holocaust where extermination of six million Jews was organized by German planning, with special
Moving explanation of how Rwanda could be plunged into an attempted genocide, and how healing and restoration has been brought to many. Lessons for us all, especially those in conflict areas.
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