This is the research conducted in five Tanzanian local churches, it concerns with how the Substandard teachers (or bad and false) teachers influence the provision of Christian education in local churches, the world is now full of scholars and the act of having uneducated, illiterate teachers who have no experience in service makes it hard to properly serve the demand of globalized and integrated world of today. This result into poor Christian education and loss of interest in religious matter...
ABSTRACT The dissertation explores transformed gender relations for personal development in The Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) of Masvingo South Province by investigating leadership history from its formation in 1909 to the present. Chapter 1 investigates the historical background of the problem, unequal representation of female church members in leadership positions and decision-making boards. This tradition is against transformed gender relations between females and males in the church....
ABSTRACT The issues raised in the African theological discourse on marriage with special focus on the Methodist church in Zimbabwe are crucial and pertinent to the faith and well-being of the African Christians who make up its congregation. The research document seeks to come up with a sound theology of marriage that will reconcile the three worlds of marriage that has caused confusion and dilemma to African Christians who find themselves torn apart in their traditional culture, the civil or...
Abstract Developmental work is never a one man‟s band but a call to both public and private players. While the government have the mandate by nature of its formation to engage in development work, the private sector comes in to augment the efforts of the government which are never enough especially when it comes to African governments who are ill funded. The world is so much impaired that it calls for many players to contribute for its‟ positive and sensible development. Of ultimate impo...
ABSTRACT Zimbabweans have been struggling to attain sustainable development for quite some time. This was caused by the past unresolved conflicts which blocked their unity making it practically possible to work together. However, this study is grounded on the ECLF‟s peace building work and the SDGs in Zimbabwe, using Zaka as a case study. The research uses a theory from John Paul Lederach who defines peace as a comprehensive term that encompasses the full array of stages and approaches nee...
ABSTRACT Health was an important concern in Ancient Israelite Religion; it is also a major concern in Shona Traditional Religion. This is seen in how the Ancient Israelites preserved health by observing the Mosaic Law and the sanitary code. In Shona Traditional Religion, health is preserved from conception up to adulthood. These two religions share much in common on how they perceive the causes of ill health as a punishment from disobedience. In both religions, there are important religious p...
ABSTRACT The quest for hermeneutics of exousia in the gospel of Matthewtranslated to mean authority or power and the need to unravel the evangelical mandate-the exigent call to make disciples of all nations became imperative in view of inherent abuse of power, unbridled level of corruption and blatant waste of resources seen in our African sociopolitical sphere. These the researcher sees as a result of corrupt privileged political class in Africa using Nigeria as a case study. The Church that...
ABSTRACT The oppositions of mixed marriages from families, religious groups and cultural groups led to the topic “the socio – cultural and religious implication of mixed marriage in Nsukka L.G.A of Enugu State”. The researcher used both primary and secondary sources in gathering information. The data from primary sources like oral interview were used. The secondary source includes textbooks, encyclopedia, Journals, News papers, published and unpublished materials like hand outs, seminar...
ABSTRACT The study is an assessment of the methods adopted by Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) in reducing poverty in Zimbabwe using Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP) as a case study in Nyanga, Nyakomba ward 11. The research findings show that DOMCCP‟s interventions as a Faith Based Organisation impacted positively on the rural livelihood of the people who live in Nyakomba ward 11. DOMCCP addressed poverty through livelihood projects, capacity building and community health...
ABSTRACT The research focuses on making an evaluation of the rules that govern membership in the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, in light of the changes in the current Zimbabwean context. The nature and identity of the MCZ is characterized by the rules that moderate the social and religious life of its membership. The crafting of the rules has been largely affected by the social, economic, political and religious challenges in the society the MCZ is ministering to. The social environment in Zim...
ABSTRACT This work was done to find out whether religion actually plays any role in the socio- economic and professional life of the military personnel. Though the military has made provisions for and are required at every level to make such provisions that would enable the military personnel to practice a religion of his/her choice, the military personnel is largely perceived as not being religious. The work was to find out what has led to this perception. It was also to find out the extent...
ABSTRACT One of the bases of the Twelve Apostles’ Church for practising divination is the story of Saul consulting Samuel in 1 Samuel 9:1-10:26. Some Christian churches believe that the concept of divination is not biblical and must be condemned since it is a key element of the African traditional religion. This study therefore uses the Twelve Apostles’ Church in Nzema area as a case study to find out whether divination as practised by the Twelve Apostles’ Church has any biblical justif...