• Realist literature, gender and gullibility in African Pentecostalism : the case of Chiundura Moyo's Kereke Inofa 

  Gudhlanga, Enna S.; Madongonda, Angeline M.; Manyonganise, Molly (AOSIS, 2023-03)

  There is a general consensus among religious scholars that Pentecostalism has risen phenomenally in Africa and Zimbabwe is no exception. In most cases, Pentecostalism has been presented as a sophisticated brand of Christianity ...
• “God is in control” : religious coping in sermons about the COVID-19 pandemic in the Reformed Church in Zambia 

  Kroesbergen-Kamps, Johanneke (Springer, 2023-09)

  Coping is one of the mechanisms employed by people to deal with crises or disasters such as the global COVID-19 pandemic. The RCOPE, developed by Kenneth Pargament et al., is a quantitative scale to measure styles of ...
• Alcohol abuse in African traditional religion : education and enlightenment as panacea for integration and development 

  Ekeke, Emeka C.; John, Elizabeth O. (AOSIS, 2023-05)

  Alcoholism is endemic in Nigeria’s traditional religion and society. This abuse is especially common at New Yam festivals, Ekpe, Ekpo and Nmanwu masquerades festivals, burial rituals, birth, marriage and naming ceremonies. ...
• COVID-19, gender and health : recentring women in African indigenous health discourses in Zimbabwe for environmental conservation 

  Manyonganise, Molly (AOSIS, 2023-03)

  In precolonial Africa, women were the major authorities in herbal remedies within their own homes and at the community level, where they focused on disease prevention and cure. Such roles were pushed to the periphery of ...
• Beyond the sacred text : examining the confusion, conflicts and complications at the intersection of religion and law in Zimbabwe 

  Manyonganise, Molly; Mhuru, Lillian (MDPI, 2022-03-10)

  There is a widespread tendency in modern, secular society to view law and religion as unrelated except insofar as they may, from time to time, come into conflict. However, intimate relations between the two have been ...
• ‘The march is not ended’ : ‘church’ confronting the state over the Zimbabwean crisis 

  Manyonganise, Molly (MDPI, 2022-01-22)

  The Zimbabwean crisis has been on-going since the year 2000. The various ecumenical bodies of the church in Zimbabwe have been voicing their concerns to the state through meetings and pastoral letters. While the church ...
• “Back to sender” : re-visiting the belief in witchcraft in post-colonial Zimbabwean Pentecostalism 

  Biri, Kudzai; Manyonganise, Molly (MDPI, 2022-01-05)

  This paper is a critical analysis of the witchcraft beliefs in Pentecostalism in post-colonial Zimbabwe. While Pentecostals claim “a complete break from the past”, there have emerged new dimensions that show that the ...
• Witchcraft after modernity: old and new directions in the study of witchcraft in Africa 

  Kroesbergen-Kamps, Johanneke (HAU Society for Ethnographic Theory, 2020-12)

  What are the current trends in the study of witchcraft in Africa? Twenty years ago, the “modernity of witchcraft” approach was very influential. Although key texts from that framework are still often cited, its heyday ...
• A Journey of Missional Intent : Organizational Strategy in the Context of God’s Mission 

  Van Wynen, Susan Elaine (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  This research addresses the following issue: Traditional strategic planning philosophies and methodologies were not created or developed to reflect or support organizational participation in missio Dei (God’s mission). The ...
• A Virtue Ethics Construct for the Restoration of an Ethical Society in South Africa 

  Venter, Dawid (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  The Preamble to the Constitution embodies the dreams, aspirations, wishes and hopes of most South Africans who elected to opt for the freedom without violence path during the 1994 referendum and subsequent democratic ...
• A critical analysis of ‘submit to the governing authority’ (RM 13:1) among some African Pentecostal preachers in Zambia 

  Siame, Lordwell (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  This study focuses on a critical analysis of the usage of 'submit to the governing authority' (Romans 13:1) among some African Pentecostal preachers in Zambia. The study deals with the role ordinary citizens in Zambia ...
• A missional appropriation of human trafficking for the sex-work industry 

  Kotze, Peter (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  This research deals with the importance of a missional appropriation of human trafficking for the sex work industry. This research is necessitated by a current limited theological reflection on this growing global issue ...
• Religion in the city 

  Geel, Leon (University of Pretoria, 2017)

  Religion within the urban environment has been debated for a few years now. The debate does not get easier, nor will it disappear overnight. There seems to be a few problems between these different structures and their ...
• Masters, slaves and spiritual sexuality 

  Erasmus, Annelise (University of Pretoria, 2017)

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• ‘n Missionale Inkarnasiemodel vir Nederduitse Gereformeerde gemeentes in voorstedelike gemeenskappe, met spesiale verwysing na die apostoliese leierskap van Paulus 

  Lindeque, Cornelis (University of Pretoria, 2018)

  In both church as well as theological circles much attention has been paid, during the past decades, to the development of missional congregations. The General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa adopted a ...
• Ndebele and Shona Ethnic Cohesion : a Dialogue with Paul's Ethics of Reconciliation 

  Gusha, Ishanesu S. (University of Pretoria, 2018-02)

  The tension between the Ndebele and Shona people dates back to the precolonial era and this has been one of the major threats to Zimbabwe’s peace. Ethnic tensions have resulted in the loss of thousands of lives since the ...
• Die toekoms van spiritualiteit binne Afrikaanse hoofstroomkerke - 'n Godsdiens-sosiologiese studie 

  Tolmay, Barry John (University of Pretoria, 2017)

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• Religious education in South African public schools : opportunities and problems 

  Damons, Etherecia Oryetta (University of Pretoria, 2016)

  No abstract available
• Luke 4:16-30 amidst poverty in Zambia 

  Siame, Lordwell (University of Pretoria, 2016)

  This study titled The golden Jubilee year: Luke 4:16-30 amidst poverty in Zambia looks at responsible ways of interpreting biblical texts in impoverished faith communities. The research question this study seeks to address ...
• Injunctions towards an Afrocentric theology of worship music : an Old Testament perspective 

  Karonwi, John (2016)

  Worship music on the African continent has become a very contentious issue, especially in the contemporary religious settings. Music generally has also been identified to play a vital role in all forms of worship in Africa. ...

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