Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe, Volume 2: Engagement and Activism in Religious Institutions

Prologue- Interfacing leadership theories and African women’s diverse leadership roles -- 1. Introduction: Women, Religion and Leadership in Zimbabwe- Molly Manyonganise, Ezra Chitando and Sophia Chirongoma -- Section A: Women’s leadership engagement and activism in Zimbabwean Faith Communities -- 2. Women’s Transformative Leadership and Africa’s Holistic Development: The Role of the Churches- Isabel A. Phiri and Ezra Chitando -- 3. Visibility and Leadership Opportunities for Muslim Women in Zimbabwe-Silindiwe Zvingowanisei -- 4. Women’s Leadership roles in the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (1891-2020)- Simbarashe Munamati -- 5. Gender dynamics in the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFMZ) leadership hierarchy- Terence Mupangwa -- 6. Women’s Leadership in the Guta Ra Jehovha Church: Towards the Construction of ‘Soft Masculinities’- Muyambo Amos -- 7. Exploring the Status of Women in the Zion Christian Church since 1913- Solomon Mukora -- Section B: Women’s Leadership in New Religious Movements and Cultural Traditions -- 8. The Emergence of Churches and Ministries founded/led by Women in Zimbabwe- Mpumelelo Moyo -- 9. Religio-cultural ‘clamps’ on female leadership in Zimbabwe: towards a liberating hermeneutic in mainline churches and African Initiated Churches (AICs)- Canisius Mwandayi -- 10. Zezuru women’s leadership roles in the death rites of passage in Zimbabwe: A pastoral response – Sylvia Musasiwa and Yolanda Dreyer -- 11. Afterword- Tying the strands on African Women, Religion and Leadership. .