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African initiatives in healing ministry / Lilian Dube, Tabona Shoko, Stephen Hayes. - 1st ed. - Pretoria : Unisa Press, c2011. - xv, 208 p. ; 21 cm. - African initiatives in Christian mission ; 13 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.

Introduction. The context of the case studies / Stephen Hayes -- Healing in mainline and independent churches / Tabona Shoko -- Part 1. Shona history and traditional religion. The Shona people of Zimbabwe / Lilian Dube -- Health and healing in traditional Shona society / Tabona Shoko -- Healing in African Initiated Churches / Lilian Dube -- Women's religious experience / Lilian Dube -- Part 2. Case studies of healing in Shona churches. Agnes Majecha and the Zvikomborero Apostolic Faith Church / Lilian Dube -- Healing in the St Elijah Church / Tabona Shoko -- Healing in the Super Roma / Tabona Shoko -- Healing in Chita cheZvipo zveMoto (CZM) / Tabona Shoko -- Part 3. Evaluation and conclusions. Women, traditional spirits and the Holy Spirit / Lilian Dube -- A new paradigm / Tabona Shoko -- Epilogue. A distinctive African revival in Christian healing ministries / Stephen Hayes.

ISBN: 9781868885664 1868885666

LCCN: 2011456187

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101583797 DNLM 015906174 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Spiritual healing--Africa, Southern.
Traditional medicine--Africa, Southern.
Healing--Africa, Southern.
Shona (African people)--Religion.
Christianity--Africa, Southern.
Christianity--Zimbabwe.
Faith Healing--Zimbabwe.
Spiritual Therapies--Zimbabwe.
Christianity--Zimbabwe.
Medicine, African Traditional--Zimbabwe.
Missions and Missionaries--Zimbabwe.

Dewey Class. No.: 203.1