BEAUTY FROM ASHES
Journeys of recovery from the Rwandan genocide
By Callum Henderson. Authentic Media. 208 pages. £8.99
ISBN 978-1-85078-722-8
The first two chapters give useful background information about the circumstances which led up to the atrocities in 1994. This means that the reader does not need to have previous knowledge of the situation. There is also a simple glossary at the beginning and the book as a whole is easy to read. The remainder of the book focuses on two things — the testimonies of people who survived the genocide and details about various Christian groups who are trying to help them.
The chapter entitled ‘Reflections on Evil’ at least begins to ask the question, ‘Why did God let this happen?’ But in my view, it does not go far enough towards providing a satisfying answer to a profound and very difficult question.
