Browsing Faculty of Theology by Author "12403741 - 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 ... -
Christian ministry and theological education as instruments for economic survival in Africa
Magezi, Vhumani; Banda, Collium (AOSIS, 2017)There is a conflict over whether Christian ministry and theological education should be pursued with an expectation for economic survival. The rise of Christian ministry practice emphasising wealth and prosperity has ... -
Competing with Christ? A critical Christological analysis of the reliance on Pentecostal prophets in Zimbabwe
Magezi, Vhumani; Banda, Collium (AOSIS, 2017)How can we make Christological sense of the Zimbabwean Pentecostal prophets' mediatory role? This article analyses the domineering and mediatory role of the Pentecostal prophets from a Christological perspective. The ... -
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 ... -
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 ...