2010-02-082010-02-082002Meiring, PGJ 2002, 'Pastors or Lawyers? The Role of Religion in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Process', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 328-339.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12922Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFIn this article, Piet Meiring who served as Committee Member on the TRC discusses the often disputed religious character of the Commission. Quoting examples from the TRC process he describes the debate that developed – on Archbishop Tutu’s religious way of handling the affairs of the Commission. Meiring discusses the TRC liturgy that was developed during the course of the process, as well as how important the role of religion proved to be in terms of three crucial issues: the process of remembering, the quest for truth, and the costliness of reconciliation.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaTruth and Reconciliation CommissionReligion and politics -- South AfricaSouth Africa. Truth and Reconciliation CommissionReconciliation -- Religious aspectsArticle