One of the oldest Anglican churches is in Bloemfontein, where JRR Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings, was baptised. In 2008, the University of the Free State ended up in the news for all of the wrong reasons, and in 2009 the process to set it right was started. In August 2010, the University will launch an institute for the studies of race, reconciliation and social justice to deliberate how to make the country safer and more equal and just.