ABSTRACT Human development is one of the Catholic post Vatican II vision in modern times. Co-incidentally, traditional Idoma society epitomized this vision in the paradigm of Inyilowo. Unfortunately owing to their negative attitudes to traditional Idoma society, the early missionaries did not reckon with the entrenched influence of Inyilowo figure in meaningful talk of human development. The thesis is an effort in integrating the rich meanings of traditional Inyilowo into the central C...
Abstract Time is recently the critical element in standardizing productivity, profits and salaries and consequently important for the accomplishment of business, the activities related to schemes, performance of the required tasks according to specific standard times, for this, the need to study the problem of performing the required tasks (performance Level) in the planned time in order to promote the companies working in the field of construction to the highest levels of performance by meas...
ABSTRACT The main aim and concern of the thesis were to evaluate the role and contributions of the Apostolic Church Gokhana in the management of the Gokhana crisis, and the Niger Delta conflict. The study employed the descriptive and historical methods of research in which issued were raised, described and critically evaluated in the context of the study. In the process of data collection the primary and secondary sources were used. The data collected through the primary and secondary source...
Abstract In this research project I explore whether religious leaders can be involved in Party politics and remain true to their calling, with a view of determining whether it is sustainable to argue that Bishop Muzorewa as a religious leader involved in Party politics clean in his political endeavours. The paper attempts to evaluate Bishop Muzorewa’s role in national politics and the effects his role had on the United Methodist Church. The paper will rely on data from secondary source...
ABSTRACT The research is grounded on an academic exploration of the rise and phenomenal growth of Samuel Mutendi‟s Zion Christian Church in the Shangwe area. The research was stimulated by the puzzling rise and phenomenal growth of ZCC which has led to the decline of mainline churches; a situation that has led to speculations that the ZCC is using magic charms to get coverts. The research examines the factors which contributed to the rise of ZCC in the Shangwe area. A typology which was sou...
ABSTRACT Zimbabwe, if not the whole of Africa has continued to draw the attention of many associations due to the existential problems that hinder the promotion of sustainable development. The research bears in mind that a number of development agents and development organisations have made considerable efforts in order to promote sustainable development. However, they hardly succeeded to get rid of the challenges that hinder the holistic promotion of sustainable development because they unde...
ABSTRACT Though marriage ideally was designed by God to last a life time, humankind has reduced it to a temporary and terminable social contract. The issue of divorce and remarriage remains a major issue in the African context. This study seeks to explore the aspect of divorce and remarriage in religious institutions. The study was carried out at Brethren in Christ Church (BICC) Bulawayo Central. It dwells on the concept of divorce and remarriage in general, bringing out the different perspec...
ABSTRACT The world of the twenty first century today has many achievements yet as the saying goes; the more things change the more they remain the same. This seems to be the case in matters of dress especially in reference to women‟s attire. The society seems to dictate on who dons in what. The Christian scriptures do not seem to give a normative direction in matters of donning in general and women‟s dress in particular. The main objective of this study was to examine the extent to which ...
ABSTRACT Holy Communion is at the centre of tug of war taking place between two systems of qualification and invitation in the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. Currently, the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe is at the cross roads and the situation is putting the organization into a serious dilemma. This study tries to bridge a gap between the two theological phenomena at logger heads by taking recourse to a theological reflection on their biblical validity. In fact the research seeks to furnish esse...
Abstract The study sought to determine the effectiveness of corporal punishment as a way of achieving discipline in schools. Corporal punishment was illegalised but continues to be in use in secondary schools, and this pushed the need for the study. The study employed a descriptive research design. The population of the study included teachers, learners and heads in High schools in Sanyati District. A sample of nineteen teachers, eighty-five learners and three heads of schools was used in thi...
ABSTRACT This dissertation is an assessment of the effectiveness of the poverty alleviation strategies implemented by the World Vision and KLGC in the Tongwe area. The research was generally motivated by the individual concerns which have also influenced the focus of the project topic, the research problem as well as the area of study which is home to the writer. The central factor that has affected the writing of this academic paper was the ever growing need inside the Tongwe rural areas in ...
Abstract The study was carried out in Harare Metropolitan Province focusing particularly on the United Family International Church (UFIC). The study sought to understand, with particular reference to U.F.I.C, the rise of Charismatic Pentecostalism in the face of harsh political and economic conditions facing Zimbabwe. The study made use of mixed method research a methodology which includes the integration of the qualitative and quantitative research methods as the main research methodology. T...
ABSTRACT This thesis critically examines and compares the prophetic activities of AIC and modus operandi of AIC prophets with the pre canonical biblical prophets. There have been constant criticisms among Zimbabweans, both Christians and non-Christians about the prophetic activities and mode of operation of AIC prophets although the research is limited to Mt Darwin. The research is limited to Mt Darwin area because has the finger tip knowledge of the churches under discussion and a resident o...
ABSTRACT This dissertation seeks to show that leadership disputes are an ongoing phenomenon in the Zion Apostolic Faith Mission Church in Zimbabwe since its inception in 1923 to date. The founder Bishop faced some leadership disputes, his son and the second bishop Dorious (1985-2012) faced some leadership disputes. Dictatorship and general church maladministration during Dorious‟ reign created leadership disputes which spilled into today‟s leadership wrangle pitting Jameson the eldest sur...
Abstract Poverty has become one of the major challenges in Zimbabwe since the turn of the millennium. This period has been characterized by high levels of unemployment and economic contraction. This seeks revisit John Wesley’s social ethic of preferential option for the poor in light of the economic challenges the Zimbabweans have been facing and the plight of the poor. This study looked at how John Wesley confronted the poverty situation in eighteenth century Britain. It further looked at ...