Will Buckingham

Jan 14

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Desmond Tutu, Ubuntu, and the Possibility of Hope

We are, because we belong.

The Rainbow by Robert Delaunay. 1913. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Truth, Reconciliation, and Ubuntu

The day after Christmas day last year marked the death of Desmond Mpilo Tutu (1931–2021), the Nobel Prizewinner, anti-apartheid activist and former archbishop of Cape Town.

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Writer & philosopher. PhD. Stories & ideas to make the world a better place. HELLO, STRANGER (Granta 2021): BBC R4 Book of the Week. Twitter @willbuckingham

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Will Buckingham

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Writer & philosopher. PhD. Stories & ideas to make the world a better place. HELLO, STRANGER (Granta 2021): BBC R4 Book of the Week. Twitter @willbuckingham

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