Gendered spaces, religion and migration in Zimbabwe: implications for economic development

"This book explores religion-regime relations in contemporary Zimbabwe to identify patterns of co-operation and resistance across diverse religious institutions. Using co-operation and resistance as an analytical framework, the book shows how different religious organisations have interacted with Emmerson Mnangagwa's "Second Republic", following Robert Mugabe's departure from the political scene. In particular, through case studies on the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference and Pentecostals, African Traditional Religions, Islam, and others, the book explores how different religious institutions have responded to Mnangagwa's new regime. Chapters highlight the complexities characterising the religion-regime interface, showing how the same religious organisation might co-operate and resist at the same time. Furthermore, the book compares how religious institutions co-operated or resisted Mugabe's earlier regime to identify patterns of continuity and change. Overall, the book highlights the challenges of deploying simplistic frames in efforts to understand the interface between politics and religion. A significant contribution to global scholarship on religion-regime interfaces, this book will appeal to academics and students in the field of Religious Studies, Political Science, History and African Studies"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Editors -- Authors -- Introduction Religion-Regime Relations in Zimbabwe: Co-Operation and Resistance -- Introduction -- Politics and Religion: A Note On the Intersection -- Politics, Religion and the Ongoing Zimbabwean Crises -- The "Second Republic": Old Politics in a Changing Context? -- The Chapters -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 1 "The March Is Not Ended!" ZCBC's Pastoral Letter, God and the Crises of Politics in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- A Brief Socio-Historical Situational Analysis of Church-State Relations in Zimbabwe -- The March Is Not Ended - Unpacking the Import of the ZCBC Pastoral Letter -- The Response By Government and State Actors to the Pastoral Letter - A Crisis of the Crises -- The Choice - Uncritical Faith and Uncritical Patriotism Or Faith and Patriotism -- Lessons Learned From the Pastoral Letter Fallout -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 2 The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (ELCZ) and the Politics of Zimbabwe: Silence and Critical Solidarity -- Introduction -- The New Dispensation/Second Republic -- God Is in It: Religions as Legitimate Political Players -- The "Silence" of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe in the New Dispensation -- The Advantage of Co-Option By the State Or Is This Critical Solidarity? -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Depoliticising the Pastoral Role of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe in the Second Republic -- Introduction -- Framework and Methodology -- Religion and Politics in Zimbabwe: Brothers Or Distant Cousins? -- Motivation for the Study -- Background of Wesleyan Methodist's Relationship With Political Affairs -- The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Zimbabwe's Involvement in National Affairs.

"This book explores the intersections of gender, religion and migration within the context of post-independent Zimbabwe, with a specific focus on how gender disparities impact economic development. By demonstrating how these interconnections impact women's and girls' lived realities, the book addresses the need for gender equity, gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in both religious and societal institutions. The book assesses the gender and migration nexus in Zimbabwe and examines the impact of religio-cultural ideologies on the status of women. In doing so, it assesses the transition of Zimbabwean women across spaces and provides insights into the practical strategies that can be utilised to improve their status both "at home" and "on the move". Furthermore, chapters show how space continues to be genderised in ways that perpetuate structural inequality to challenge the exclusion of women from key social processes. Contributing to ongoing scholarly debates on gender in Africa, this book will be of interest to academics and students of Gender Studies, Women's Studies, African Studies, Development Studies as well as advocators of human rights and gender activists"--

This book explores religion-regime relations in contemporary Zimbabwe to identify patterns of co-operation and resistance across diverse religious institutions. Using co-operation and resistance as an analytical framework, the book shows how different religious organisations have interacted with Emmerson Mnangagwa's "Second Republic", following Robert Mugabe's departure from the political scene. In particular, through case studies on the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference and Pentecostals, African Traditional Religions, Islam, and others, the book explores how different religious institutions have responded to Mnangagwa's new regime. Chapters highlight the complexities characterising the religion-regime interface, showing how the same religious organisation might co-operate and resist at the same time. Furthermore, the book compares how religious institutions co-operated or resisted Mugabe's earlier regime to identify patterns of continuity and change. Overall, the book highlights the challenges of deploying simplistic frames in efforts to understand the interface between politics and religion. A significant contribution to global scholarship on religion-regime interfaces, this book will appeal to academics and students in the field of Religious Studies, Political Science, History and African Studies

"This book explores the intersections of gender, religion and migration within the context of post-independent Zimbabwe, with a specific focus on how gender disparities impact economic development. By demonstrating how these interconnections impact women's and girls' lived realities, the book addresses the need for gender equity, gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in both religious and societal institutions. The book assesses the gender and migration nexus in Zimbabwe and examines the impact of religio-cultural ideologies on the status of women. In doing so, it assesses the transition of Zimbabwean women across spaces and provides insights into the practical strategies that can be utilised to improve their status both "at home" and "on the move". Furthermore, chapters show how space continues to be genderised in ways that perpetuate structural inequality to challenge the exclusion of women from key social processes. Contributing to ongoing scholarly debates on gender in Africa, this book will be of interest to academics and students of Gender Studies, Women's Studies, African Studies, Development Studies as well as advocators of human rights and gender activists"--