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A pastoral evaluation and responses to the challenge of spiritual insecurity in African pastoral ministry and Christianity
Magezi, Vhumani; Magezi, Christopher (AOSIS, 2017)This article argues that there is a form of Christian syncretism operating in African Christians' use of traditional African powers to address their spiritual insecurity challenges that arises from their former traditional ... -
A proposition for an integrated church and community intervention to adolescent and youth sexual reproductive health challenges
Magezi, Vhumani (AOSIS, 2016)Adolescents and youth in South Africa comprise about 30% of the total population. This phenomenon is referred to as a youth bubble. Research shows that 52% of young people have had full penetrative sex by age 17, and yet ... -
An Adamic incarnational Christological framework as a theological approach for African contextual ministry
Magezi, Vhumani; Magezi, Christopher (Stellenbosch University, 2016)Many African Christian thinkers and writers are responding to the foreignness of Christ in African Christianity by treating Christ under the traditional African ancestral category. However, it is our contention that the ... -
Christ also ours in Africa: a consideration of Torrance's incarnational, Christological model as nexus for Christ's identification with African Christians
Magezi, Vhumani; Magezi, Christopher (AOSIS, 2017)The perceived foreignness of Christ in African Christianity is an ongoing challenge that is captured in various pieces of African theological literature. This problem partly arises from some early Western missionaries' ... -
'Glocal' and integrated churches within a practical theological imagination of 'home away from home': towards a ministry of migrants and refugees in diaspora
Magezi, Vhumani (Pieter De Waal Neethling Trust, 2017)Migration has become a major global challenge in recent years. Host countries' responses to migrants are varied - some accommodate and integrate migrants, others are apathetic, and migrants face exclusion and violent ... -
Healing and coping with life within challenges of spiritual insecurity: Juxtaposed consideration of Christ's sinlessness and African ancestors in pastoral guidance
Magezi, Vhumani; Magezi, Christopher (AOSIS, 2017)Spiritual insecurity among African Christians is a huge challenge. The insecurity among other things arises from African people's former traditional African ancestral world view of ancestral veneration. The ancestors promote ... -
Making community development at grassroots reality: church-driven development approach in Zimbabwe's context of severe poverty
Magezi, Vhumani (AOSIS, 2017)The critical role played by communities in development initiatives is globally acknowledged. Churches are key community institutions that play a crucial role in community development, yet their role is not well understood ... -
Ministry on the frontlines: reflections on pastoral care in Africa
Magezi, Vhumani (Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry, 2016)This essay attempts to reflect on how pastoral care is being practiced on the frontlines in Africa today. The basic question posed is: How is pastoral care in Africa being practiced? Stated differently, What is the common ... -
Pastoral care and healing in Africa: towards an adamic christological practical theology imagination for pastoral healing
Magezi, Vhumani; Magezi, Christopher (AOSIS, 2016)This article argues that the challenge and need for relevant ministry models is critical for effective Christian ministry and pastoral ministry as practical life ministry. It establishes an Adamic Christological model ... -
Prosperity and health ministry as a coping mechanism in the poverty and suffering context of Zimbabwe: a pastoral evaluation and response
Magezi, Vhumani; Manzanga, Peter (AOSIS, 2016)reaching on prosperity and health has significantly increased in Zimbabwe. Yet, poverty and suffering are also increasing, which is a contradiction. The preaching gives ‘hope’ of prosperity, wealth, health and success to ... -
Reflection on pastoral care in Africa: towards discerning emerging pragmatic pastoral ministerial responses
Magezi, Vhumani (AOSIS, 2016)Pastoral care takes different forms in responding to people's needs in their context. Accordingly, over the centuries it has evolved in response to emerging needs. Historical developments in pastoral care are well-documented. ... -
Soteriology on the interface of traditional African religion and Christianity: engaging Bediako's soteriology and a soteriological alternative
Magezi, Vhumani; Magezi, Christopher (AOSIS, 2016)Many African scholars such as Bolaji Idowu, Mbiti, Bediako and others have posed a question about the interrelationship between traditional African religion and Christianity. Some scholars tend to exalt traditional African ... -
The immanence and transcendence of God in Adamic incarnational Christology: an African ethical reflection for the public
Magezi, Vhumani; Magezi, Christopher (AOSIS, 2016)This article argues that the transcendence and immanence of God amplified in Christ should influence African believers’ private and public ethics. It accomplishes this by engaging transcendence and immanence of God in ... -
The use of spiritual resources to cope with trauma in daily existence
Magezi, Vhumani; Manda, Charles (AOSIS, 2016)The article explores the link between trauma and spirituality, and investigates whether and how spirituality can be used as a resource to address the needs of people in traumatic situations. The authors address the following ... -
The use of spiritual resources to cope with trauma in daily existence
Magezi, Vhumani; Manda, Charles (AOSIS, 2016)The article explores the link between trauma and spirituality, and investigates whether and how spirituality can be used as a resource to address the needs of people in traumatic situations. The authors address the following ...