Redeeming the Past: My Journey from Freedom Fighter to Healer Author: Michael Lapsley (with Stephen Karakashian)
Redeeming the Past: My Journey from Freedom Fighter to Healer
A Powerfully Moving Biographical Account of Survival, Resilience, and Spiritual Rebirth
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Redeeming the Past: My Journey from Freedom Fighter to Healer
- Author: Michael Lapsley (with Stephen Karakashian)
- Publisher: Lux Verbi, Cape Town
- Publication Date: 2012
- ISBN-10: 1415322916
- ISBN-13: 9781415322918
- Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Softcover Release.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium illustrated card wrappers with French flaps.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 240 pages. Enhanced with an emotional photographic gallery documenting liberation struggles.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: The premium French-flap card wrappers are exceptionally flat, glossy, and bright. Free of edge-wear, corner creases, or storage friction.
- Interior: The text block is crisp and unread. Pages are bright white, clean, and completely free from user annotations, notes, or previous owner name stamps.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published under ISBN 9781415322918, Redeeming the Past is the deeply moving, inspirational autobiography of Father Michael Lapsley. An Anglican priest and active anti-apartheid liberation fighter, Lapsley survived a horrific letter bomb attack sent by state undercover agents in 1990, which cost him both hands and his sight in one eye. Instead of succumbing to bitterness, he went on to found the Institute for Healing of Memories. This used collectible copy is highly praised across Goodreads for its powerful message of forgiveness, reconciliation, and trauma healing in post-conflict nations.
Author Profile: Father Michael Lapsley
Father Michael Lapsley (b. 1949) is a world-renowned New Zealand-born South African Anglican priest and social activist. He has dedicated his life to human rights, serving as a chaplain to liberation forces during exile and later working alongside Nelson Mandela to heal the psychological wounds of apartheid survivors globally.
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