Aspects of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe
This edited book offers an engaging portrait into a vital, religious movement inside this southern Africa country. It tells the story of a community of faith that is often overlooked in the region. The authors include leading scholars of religion, theology, and politics from Botswana and Zimbabwe. T...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction (Lovemore Togarasei )
- Part I: History
- Chapter 1: The religions of Zimbabwe in their plurality (Ezra Chitando)
- Chapter 2: The History of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe (Lovemore Togarasei)
- Chapter 3: The Primacy of the Spirit: The Case of African Initiated Churches as Pentecostals (Masiiwa Ragies Gunda)
- Chapter 4: Pentecostalism and Charismatism in the Roman Catholic Church’s Archdiocese of Harare in Zimbabwe: a Critical Analysis (Joachim Kwaramba)
- Part II: Doctrine
- Chapter 5: Health and Wealth in Zimbabwean Pentecostal Doctrine: the case of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) (Kudzai Biri)
- Chapter 6: All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues” (Acts 2:4) (Francis Machingura)
- Chapter 7: Pentecostal Gospel of Prosperity in Zimbabwe: Understanding the divisive nature of Mega-church Superstar Men of God (Prophets), (Masiiwa Ragies Gunda)
- Chapter 8: The Old Testament as a source book for the Pentecostal Gospel of Prosperity (Masiiwa Ragies Gunda)
- Part III: Socio-Political and Economic Relevance
- Chapter 9: Pastors, Preachers and Wives: A critical reflection on the role of Pentecostalism in women empowerment in Zimbabwe (Tapiwa Praise Mapuranga). Chapter 10: Health and well-being in Zimbabwe’s Pentecostal Churches (Tinoonga Shanduka)
- Chapter 11: Pentecostal churches: money making machines or purveyors of socio-economic growth? (Lovemore Togarasei). Chapter 12: Pentecostal Churches and Zimbabwean Politics: Some Reflections, (Mervis Zungura)
- Part IV: Theoretical and Methodological Issues
- Chapter 13: Pentecostal Christianity and Religious Pluralism: A Case study of ZAOGA and Shona Traditional Religion (Nisbert T. Taringa)
- Chapter 14: Biblical Interpretation in Pentecostal Christianity (Lovemore Togarasei)
- Chapter 15: The Pentecostal Kairos: Methodological and Theoretical Implications (Musa W. Dube)