http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3797 Thu, 07 May 2026 03:12:06 GMT 2026-05-07T03:12:06Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3928 Title: A Critical Reflection on the Place of Disabled People in Pentecostal Churches in Zimbabwe Authors: Bishau, David; Mutsvangwa, Phillipa; Makoni, Eunice K. Abstract: A number of scholars have defined Pentecostalism and delineated its history in so much detail that there is nothing new about these two aspects of the phenomenon that we can add in this study. Notable scholars in this regard include Allan Anderson (1992, 1993 and especially, 2004); Paul Gifford (1991 and 2004), and recently in Zimbabwe, Lovemore Togarasei (2005, 2006 and 2008); Francis Machingura (2010, 2011a, 2011b and 2012) and Kudzai Biri (2011, 2012 and 2013). A number of Eastern and Western scholars also have written extensively on Pentecostalism but the scholarship we have isolated above deals with a particular type of Pentecostalism found in Zimbabwe called African Pentecostalism, which is the focus in this paper for the obvious reason that we need to look at phenomena that directly affects us. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3928 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3927 Title: Shona Traditional Religions Dark Green Spirituality: An Indispensable Intangible Heritage for Sustainable Land Reforms in Zimbabwe Authors: Taringa, Nisbert T.; Bishau, David Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3927 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3926 Title: Polarity and the Quest for Identity: Inter-religious Dialogue and the Problem of the Polarisation of African Christians Authors: Mwandayi, Canisius Abstract: This book looks at what religion, especially Christianity, is doing for the marginalized in the current Zimbabwe context. Who are the marginalized and why are they marginalized? The different chapters that make up the book address these questions. Although religion is also implicated in marginalization, the contributions in this volume did not address this angle as they focused on the positive role that religion can and should play to help the marginalized. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3926 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3925 Title: Prosperity Gospel: An Investigation into its Pros and Cons with examples Drawn from Zimbabwe Authors: Bishau, David Abstract: The ‘prosperity gospel’ is known by various terms each implying a different set of meanings and characteristics of the gospel. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘health and wealth gospel’ or the ‘prosperity theology’. Both the latter terms bring out certain features of the gospel which we shall discuss in detail below. From the three terms have we identified above there are those that refer to it as ‘gospel’, but others would have problems with identifying it with ‘good news’ and would simply refer to it as a ‘theology’. We agree with those that look at it as a ‘doctrine’ implying that it is a teaching that is derived from the Bible and that emphasizes a particular view, orientation or ideology held firmly by a particular group of Christians. Those that look at it as a form of ‘theology’ do agree with our view point in that they see it as a set of teachings that are systematically derived from the Bible and systematically communicated to a carefully selected audience. Certainly those that look at it as ‘gospel’ look at the prosperity teachings as ‘good news’ that empowers the Christian in some way. Therefore, we may define the term ‘prosperity gospel’ as a set of Christian doctrinal teachings whose basic import or claim is that right from the beginning, it has always been God’s will to bless the Christians financially and that this is so there in the Bible for all to see. According to the prosperity doctrine the financial blessing is grasped through positive steps of faith. This is why the ‘gospel’ and those who adhere to it have often been viewed in terms of a movement also known in various terms as the Positive Confession Movement or the Word of Faith Movement (See Hank Hanegraaff, 1993 and 2009) Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3925 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z