School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics
Recent Submissions
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A feminist critique of ecumenical bodies’ silence to the sexual abuse of the women with mental disability in Zambia.
(2019)The study analyses how the three ecumenical bodies (the church mother bodies) – the Council of Churches in Zambia, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia and the Zambia Council of Catholic Bishops – respond to the sexual ... -
The movement from face-to-face healthcare to e-health services: an ethical exploration of the telemedicine experiences of healthcare seekers in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2022)This dissertation provides an overview of the experiences of healthcare seekers in the shift from the tradition face-to-face way of seeking healthcare to a virtual alternative, known as telemedicine. The COVID-19 pandemic ... -
The sociological impact of curses among the parishioners of St. Peter's parish, Durban: a comparative analysis of the Judeo-Christian and African traditional religious perspectives.
(2022)Part of indigenous spirituality has always been to curse the enemy to succeed in one’s own efforts towards achieving wellness, advancement, employment opportunities and a suitable marriage partner. The belief held, is ... -
Between remembering and forgetting: a theological and contextual investigation of nation-building in Deuteronomy and how it intersects with nation-building in Zimbabwe.
(2021)This work seeks to highlight a biblically inspired notion of nation-building which advocates the unity of all the people as an imagined political community, with a sovereign role in the land. The definition of nation-building ... -
Unmasking Christian women survivor voices against gender-based violence: a pursuit for a feminist liberative pastoral care praxis for married women in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
(2022)Gender-based violence is a global pandemic and Christian women face the unthinkable suffering and psycho-emotional trauma in their Christian homes. Traditional culture and practices are key agents of gender-based violence. ... -
Feminist critique of the Karanga people of Zimbabwe’s understanding of infertility as a woman’s reproductive health right.
(2021)Infertility is a global reproductive and health challenge in the 21st century across traditional to modern-clinical contexts. Despite attempts to remedy it, infertility remains a reality that leaves a vulnerable space to ... -
A theological analysis of the ecumenical dialogue between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches: the case of women’s ordination.
(2021)The restoration of unity among Christians is at the centre of the Second Vatican Council. The restoration of unity among christians is at the centre of the Second Vatican Council. Christ the Lord founded only one church. ... -
An analysis of traditional Mariology and gender equality in the Catholic Church.
(2022)Women are increasingly involved in the Catholic Church, but their participation remains restricted. They are tasked to spread God's Word along with its patriarchal interpretations without being empowered to see God's Sophia ... -
Pastoral critique of the Catholic social teaching and its impact on ecological justice among the Tonga people in Binga district of Zimbabwe.
(2020)The study focused on reviewing and judging the value of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and its notion on ecological justice among the Tonga people of Binga District in Zimbabwe. The CST is a key principal theory which ... -
A critical rereading of Zephaniah 3:1-7 as an inspiration for a leadership of liberation within the MCSA.
(2021)This dissertation explores a leadership model which is potentially liberating for followers on a socio-economic level, specifically within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA). The study uses the tri-polar model ... -
Sexuality and religion in the novel Oranges are not the only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson.
(2016)This thesis is based on the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit authored by Jeanette Winterson in 1985. The auto-fiction novel is about a young girl who is raised in a Conservative Christian background and learns that ... -
A critique of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe’s (ELCZ) engagement in local ecumenism among the Karanga of Mberengwa in Zimbabwe.
(2020)Ecumenism is the fellowship of the denomination at any given level attending to their spiritual, social, economic and political needs. The church is an institution that affects people’s lives, its ministry and operations ... -
A place of religion education in multicultural school in iLembe District.
(2020)The study aims to investigate the challenges and perceptions of religion education in multicultural schools. This is a qualitative study and is guided by the interpretative paradigm. This research utilised a triangulation ... -
The role of Micah's rhetorical language and Mwaghavul sayings on congregants' response to sermons in central Nigeria.
(2019)This study focuses on an examination of the role that the biblical rhetoric of the book of Micah and Mwaghavul cultural sayings (sumpoo) play in enabling Mwaghavul congregants in central Nigeria to better understand, respond ... -
David’s coming of age and masculinity construction: a narrative critical engagement with the episodes of transition from boyhood to adulthood in the David narrative cycle.
(2021-08-22)This study results from an observation in relation to increasing gender-based violence. This was that men in the institute of the Church and outside were implicated in violent activities. Involvement of male religious ... -
A critical examination of the theology and praxis of the SACC, 1968-1988.
(1992)Abstract available in PDF. -
For God or Caesar: an historical study of Christian resistance to apartheid by the Church of the Province of South Africa, 1946-1957.
(1983)Preface available in PDF. -
The Black Apostles shaped the black political history of South Africa.
(2019)The rationale of this thesis is premised on the view that the Black Apostles shaped the Black political history of South Africa. It reacts to the unmentioned of their Exile Human Resource Contribution (EHRC) and Exile ... -
Queering the queer: engaging black queer Christian bodies in African faith spaces.
(2021)No abstract available.