Aspects of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe

Introduction (Lovemore Togarasei ).- Part I: History.- Chapter 1:  The religions of Zimbabwe in their plurality (Ezra Chitando).- Chapter 2: The History of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe (Lovemore Togarasei).- Chapter 3: The Primacy of the Spirit: The Case of African Initiated Churches as Pentecostals (Masiiwa Ragies Gunda).- Chapter 4: Pentecostalism and Charismatism in the Roman Catholic Church's Archdiocese of Harare in Zimbabwe: a Critical Analysis (Joachim Kwaramba).- Part II: Doctrine.- Chapter 5: Health and Wealth in Zimbabwean Pentecostal Doctrine: the case of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) (Kudzai Biri).- Chapter 6: All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues" (Acts 2:4) (Francis Machingura).- Chapter 7: Pentecostal Gospel of Prosperity in Zimbabwe: Understanding the divisive nature of Mega-church Superstar Men of God (Prophets), (Masiiwa Ragies Gunda).- Chapter 8: The Old Testament as a source book for the Pentecostal Gospel of Prosperity (Masiiwa Ragies Gunda).- Part III: Socio-Political and Economic Relevance.- Chapter 9: Pastors, Preachers and Wives: A critical reflection on the role of Pentecostalism in women empowerment in Zimbabwe (Tapiwa Praise Mapuranga). Chapter 10: Health and well-being in Zimbabwe's Pentecostal Churches (Tinoonga Shanduka).- Chapter 11: Pentecostal churches: money making machines or purveyors of socio-economic growth? (Lovemore Togarasei). Chapter 12: Pentecostal Churches and Zimbabwean Politics:  Some Reflections, (Mervis Zungura).- Part IV: Theoretical and Methodological Issues.- Chapter 13: Pentecostal Christianity and Religious Pluralism: A Case study of ZAOGA and Shona Traditional Religion (Nisbert T. Taringa).- Chapter 14: Biblical Interpretation in Pentecostal Christianity (Lovemore Togarasei).- Chapter 15: The Pentecostal Kairos: Methodological and Theoretical Implications (Musa W. Dube).

Lovemore Togarasei, is Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Botswana. He has also served as a Professor Extraordinare at the North West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa, Guest Professor at Zimbabwe Open University and Visiting Professor, University of South Africa. Togarasei has also taken visiting research fellowships at University of Cambridge (Britain), Edinburgh University (Scotland) University of Leiden (Netherlands). His research interests lie in the areas of the use the Bible (especially among Pentecostal churches) in addressing socio-political and economic issues such as HIV and AIDS, politics, masculinity and gender, poverty, etc.

"Aspects of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe is a most useful resource to understand the particular theological and ecclesiological matrix of a rapidly expanding faith. ... This work is an enrichment to the field of African Pentecostalism and World Christianity, as it represents a hopeful promise of what is to come from indigenous African theologians and historians in the wake of globalization." (Lucinda Yang, Pneuma, Vol. 41, 2019)