AN EXHIBITION looking at one of the hardest words in the English language is currently on show in a Reading town centre church before it heads to the University next week.
The F-Word: Stories of Forgiveness is on show at Reading Minster in Chain Street until Sunday, and will then be in the foyer of the library on the Whiteknights campus from Monday until Friday, March 10.
The photographic exhibition looks at forgiveness as a journey of hope, peace and reconciliation, and has been curated by The Forgiveness Project.
To accompany the showcase, Reading Minster is organising an online conversation tomorrow night with Albie Sachs on the nature of forgiveness.
He was injured by the security forces while fighting for freedom with the African National Congress (ANC) against the persecution of South Africa’s apartheid regime.
His practice of forgiveness led him to share in the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. As a former Justice Magistrate, he helped to lay the legal foundations of the post-Apartheid South Africa.
The session runs from 7.30pm to 9pm, and places should be booked.
And on Thursday, March 9, University of Reading chaplain Mark Laynesmith will interview Marina Cantacuzino about her book Forgiveness: An Exploration. Also attending will be Riana Taylor, CEO of Circles UK, a charity that works towards the rehabilitation and reintegration of people convicted of sexual offences, and Dr Dan Jones, Lecturer in Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences.
This takes place at the Edith Morley building on the Whiteknights Campus and will also be broadcast on Zoom.
Entry to the exhibition and the talks are free.
For more details on Mr Sachs’ talk or to register, email: events@readingminster.org.uk
For more details on the university’s event, email: chaplaincy@reading.ac.uk
