Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe write by Ezra Chitando. This book was released on 2020-04-03. Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book illustrates how religion and ideology were used by Robert Mugabe to ward off opposition within his own party, in Zimbabwe and from the West. An interdisciplinary line up of contributors argue that Mugabe used a calculated narrative of deification – presenting himself as a divine figure who had the task of delivering land, freedom and confidence to black people across the world – to remain in power in Zimbabwe. The chapters highlight the appropriation and deployment of religious themes in Mugabe’s domestic and international politics, reflect on the contestation around the deification of Mugabe in Zimbabwean politics across different forms of religious expression, including African Traditional Religions and various strands of Christianity and initiate further reflections on the interface between religion and politics in Africa and globally. Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe will be of interest to scholars of religion and politics, Southern Africa and African politics.
Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe
Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe write by Joram Tarusarira. This book was released on 2016-05-20. Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Religio-political organisations in Zimbabwe play an important role in advocating democratisation and reconciliation, against acquiescent, silenced or co-opted mainstream churches. Reconciliation and Religio-political Non-conformism in Zimbabwe analyses activities of religious organisations that deviate from the position of mainline churches and the political elites with regard to religious participation in political matters, against a background of political conflict and violence. Drawing on detailed case studies of the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA), Churches in Manicaland (CiM) and Grace to Heal (GtH), this book provocatively argues that in the face of an unsatisfactory religious and political culture, religio-political non-conformists emerge seeking to introduce a new ethos even in the face of negative sanctions from dominant religious and political systems.
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Development in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Development in Zimbabwe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Development in Zimbabwe write by Ezra Chitando. This book was released on 2020-05-22. The Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Development in Zimbabwe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There is a growing realization that religion plays a major role in development, particularly in the Global South. Whereas theories of secularization assumed that religion would disappear, the reality is that religion has demonstrated its tenacity. In the specific case of Zimbabwe, religion has remained a positive social force and has made a significant contribution to development, particularly through the Zimbabwe Council of Churches. This has been through political activism, contribution to health, education, women’s emancipation, and ethical reconstruction. This volume analyzes the contribution of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches to development in the country.
Religion in Times of Crisis
Religion in Times of Crisis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion in Times of Crisis write by . This book was released on 2014-07-03. Religion in Times of Crisis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Religion is alive and well all over the world, especially in times of personal, political, and social crisis. Even in Europe, long regarded the most “secular” continent, religion has taken centre stage in how people respond to the crises associated with modernity, or how they interact with the nation-state. In this book, scholars working in and on Europe offer fresh perspectives on how religion provides answers to existential crisis, how crisis increases the salience of religious identities and cultural polarization, and how religion is contributing to changes in the modern world in Europe and beyond. Cases from Poland to Pakistan and from Ireland to Zimbabwe, among others, demonstrate the complexity and ambivalence of religion’s role in the contemporary world. Contributors are Mariecke van den Berg, David J. Bos, Marco Derks, Marco Derks, R. Ruard Ganzevoort, Miloš Jovanović, Vladimir Kmec, Marta Kołodziejska, Anne-Marie Korte, Anne-Sophie Lamine, Christophe Monnot, Alexandre Piettre, Ali Qadir, Srdjan Sremac, Joram Tarusaria, Martina Topić, and Tom Wagner.
Religious Leaders and the Regime in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe
Religious Leaders and the Regime in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religious Leaders and the Regime in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe write by Bekithemba Dube. This book was released on 2023-05-30. Religious Leaders and the Regime in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Religious Leaders and the Regime in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe looks at the nexus of religion and politics in Zimbabwe. Religious leaders and institutes are discussed as either regime enablers, resistors, or transformers. This book focuses on how religion has played a role in thwarting democracy and has acted as a machine to silence dissenting voices, repression, and poor governance. The book addresses religious figures such as Andrew Wutawunashe, Talent Chiwenga, Bishop Mutendi, and Mapostori. In discussing these figures, the book highlights how ZANU PF has taken advantage of religious power to thwart democracy while rewarding regime enablers. The book also discusses the road to 2023 Zimbabwean elections and highlights the role of the church in creating an enabling and catastrophic environment. This book challenges oppressive systems perpetrated by religious leaders and politicians.
