???The Reconciliation and Justice Unit is directly motivated by Dr Beyers Naudé's example of responsible citizenship and involvement?
in society on the basis of Christian theological convictions; his courageous quest for justice and life of dignity for all members of society; his humbleness and docility which foster a culture of dialogue and deliberation; and his commitment to the cause of the poor, the destitute, the wronged and the marginalised. This Unit is at the heart of the life of Dr Beyers Naudé? and therefore, directly in line with his humility, legacy, vision and ethos that he embodied during his lifetime. ?
The Unit aims to:
Strengthen the public voice of Christians through the development of creative ways of articulating religious, specifically Christian, moral positions in the pluralistic public spheres;
Enable Christians to effectively participate with partners from various religious and nonreligious traditions in pluralistic public moral discourses;
Provide space where public themes can specifically be discussed from Christian perspectives;
Enhance national and international moral deliberation on themes of public importance amongst Christian scholars and opinion makers from various confessional, socio-economic and ethnic affiliations;
Deepen the quality of existing public discourses;
I?nitiate discourses on important themes which are not addressed and provide room for marginalized discourses. ???
