Religious Leaders and the Regime in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe

Herausgeber: Dube, Bekithemba

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Religious Leaders and the Regime in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe discusses the nexus of religion and politics in Zimbabwe. The book focuses on how religion has played a role in thwarting democracy and has acted as a machine to silence dissenting voices, repression, and poor governance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9781666936773
• ISBN-10: 1666936774
• Artikelnr.: 67742866

Autorenporträt

Edited by Bekithemba Dube - Contributions by Ezekiel Baloyi; Collium Banda; Sophia Chirongoma; Ezra Chitando; Bekithemba Dube; Gift Masengwe; Robert Matikiti; Sifiso Mpofu; Martin Mujinga; Theophilus Tinashe Nenjerama; Bednicho Nyoni; Maybe Zengenene and

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Religious Enablers/Resistors and Thwarting of the Democratic
Space in Zimbabwe
Bekithemba Dube
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One: Mapostori as Regime Enablers and Endangered Group: The Case of
Zanu PF and Operation Dudula
Bekithemba Dube
Chapter Two: Evangelism as a Regime Transformer? Evangelical Political
Engagement in the Undemocratic Zimbabwean State
Collium Banda
Chapter Three: The Church and Politics in Zimbabwe's Second Republic
Silindiwe Zvingowanisei and Sophia Chirongoma
Chapter Four: Andrew Wutawunashe and the Politics of Zimbabwe's Second
Republic
Sifiso Mpofu
Chapter Five: Religious Leaders as Psychic Destabilizers: Ambivalent
Terrain of Regime Enabling in Zimbabwe
Bekithemba Dube and Gift Masengwe
Chapter Six: Displacing to Occupy the Space: Apostle Talent Chiwenga's
Tactic to Enter the Zimbabwean Religious Gallery
Martin Mujinga and Ezra Chitando
Chapter Seven: Religious Comedians and Regime Enabling in Zimbabwe: The
Case of Passion Java, Mai TT, and Madam Boss
Bekithemba Dube
Chapter Eight: The Ideology of the 'Underbelly' and the Biblical Prophetic
Responsibility of Andrew Wutawunashe in Zimbabwe
Gift Masengwe and Bekithemba Dube
Chapter Nine: Church Conferences as Campaigning Ground for the Ruling Party
(Zanu-PF)
Ezekiel Baloyi
Chapter Ten: "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?'': Church and Politics
in the Second Republic of Zimbabwe
Robert Matikiti and Maybe Zengenene
Chapter Eleven: The Trajectories of the Church's Regime Enablers and Regime
Resistors in Zimbabwe
Bednicho Nyoni
Chapter Twelve: Preaching, Parrhesia and the Political in Zimbabwe: A case
of Apostle Talent Chiwenga
Theophilus Tinashe Nenjerama
About the Contributors