Browsing Research Output by Author "Magezi, Vhumani"
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Bereavement healing ministry amongst Abaluyia: towards a ‘circle for pastoral concern’ as a healing model
Shikwati, Benjamin; Magezi, Vhumani; Rantoa, Letšosa (OASIS, 2013)This article formulates a new integrated pastoral care approach to bereavement healing ministry in Africa, termed a circle for pastoral concern. In pursuit of this, the article highlights the pastoral challenge brought ... -
Black theology and its response to poverty in the public sphere: a case for the Africa Inland Church in Kenya
Magezi, Vhumani; Tenai, Noah K. (Taylor & Francis, 2017)Poverty levels in Kenya, as in many other parts of the world, are still unacceptably high. Various responses against poverty since independence, by the government and non-governmental agencies, especially churches, have ... -
The concept of shalōm as a constructive bereavement healing framework within a pluralist health seeking context of Africa
Magezi, Vhumani; Keya, Benjamin S. (OASIS, 2013)Absence of health, that is, sickness in Africa is viewed in personalistic terms. A disease is explained as effected by ‘the active purposeful intervention of an agent, who may be human’, non-human (a ghost, an ancestor, ... -
Development and the role of the church : exploring public pastoral care positioning within congregational ministry
Magezi, Vhumani; Nanthambwe, Patrick (2022)Discussions on development have been ongoing for many decades. Within these discussions, approaches such as human and community-focused development have gained prominence in recent years. Churches are acknowledged as ... -
From periphery to the centre: towards repositioning churches for a meaningful contribution to public health care
Magezi, Vhumani (AOSIS, 2012)The role of communities in health care has gained prominence in the last few years. Churches as community structures have been identified as instrumental in health-care delivery. Whilst it is widely acknowledged that ... -
Impact of facility-based mother support groups on retention in care and PMTCT outcomes in rural Zimbabwe: the EPAZ cluster-randomized controlled trial
Foster, Geoff; Orne-Gliemann, Joanna; Magezi, Vhumani (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2017)BACKGROUND: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission elimination goals are hampered by low rates of retention in care. The Eliminating Paediatric AIDS in Zimbabwe project assessed whether mother support groups (MSGs) ... -
Micro-credit as a community development strategy: a South African case study
Magezi, Vhumani; Nyuswa, Mandla; Thabethe, N. (Oxford University Press, 2012)This article critically examines the development strategy utilized in a men’s micro-credit programme that aims to tackle the vicious cycle of poverty and its impacts. The findings highlight the significance of social capital ... -
Overcoming structural church barriers: Towards a systems assessment model for effective HIV and AIDS ministry
Magezi, Vhumani (University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Religion, 2010) -
Pastoral challenges and responses to fear of avenging spirits (ngozi) in Africa: a biblical evaluation and response - a case of the Shona people
Magezi, Vhumani; Myambo, Timothy (AOSIS, 2011)Avenging spirits, commonly known as “ngozi”, are one of the most feared and mysterious spiritual manifestations among African people – particularly the Shona people of Zimbabwe. To address the fears of Christians in such ... -
Patterns of attendance at mother support groups in Zimbabwe. The EPAZ trial (2014-2016)
Magezi, Vhumani; Orne-Gliemann, J.; Font, H.; Maphosa, T.; Kangwende, A.; Rusakaniko, S.; Shumba, B.; Zambezi, P.; Sengai, T.; Foster, G. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)BACKGROUND: In Southern Africa, groups of mothers living with HIV successfully provide peer psychosocial support during pregnancy and early childhood. We report patterns of attendance at Mother Support Groups (MSGs) sessions ... -
Technologically changing African context and usage of Information Communication and Technology in churches: towards discerning emerging identities in church practice (a case study of two Zimbabwean cities)
Magezi, Vhumani (Univ Pretoria Hts, 2015)The last decade has seen massive progress in technological advancement in Africa. Many pastors have embraced the use of technology in their religious and ministerial practices. Within such a context, it is necessary to ...