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ELCA NEWS SERVICE

November 21, 2001

WALT WANGERIN FEATURED IN 'JOURNEY TOWARD FORGIVENESS' ON ABC-TV
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     CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Walter M. Wangerin Jr., storyteller
and a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA),
will be featured on "Journey Toward Forgiveness," an hour-long
television documentary to air on ABC-TV stations across the country
beginning Dec. 2.
     The documentary will highlight stories of people who have dealt
with anger and forgiveness in the face of violent or wrongful death,
near-death experiences from racial injustice, death of ancestors by
genocide, and terminal illness.
     Wangerin will tell a story about a couple dealing with cancer
and the woman's anger toward her husband's illness.
     Wangerin is speaker for "Lutheran Vespers," the radio ministry
of the ELCA, and a faculty member at Valparaiso (Ind.) University.
     "Journey Toward Forgiveness" was produced by Mennonite Media on
behalf of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
(NCC).  The documentary will be made available to ABC-TV network
affiliates through the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission's "Vision
and Values" series.  It will be aired at the discretion of the local
television stations.  The ELCA, a member of the NCC, served as a
"denominational partner" in the production of the documentary.
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     More information about "Journey Toward Forgiveness," including 
a list of stations that plan to air the special, is available at 
http://www.journeytowardforgiveness.com on the Web.

For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.html