Prosperity and health ministry as a coping mechanism in the poverty and suffering context of Zimbabwe: A pastoral evaluation and response
Preaching on prosperity and health has significantly increased in Zimbabwe. Yet, poverty and suffering are also increasing, which is a contradiction. The preaching gives ‘hope’ of prosperity, wealth, health and success to its followers. The emerging question, however, is the following: What kind of...
Main Authors: | Vhumani Magezi, Peter Manzanga |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2016-08-01
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Series: | In die Skriflig |
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Online Access: | https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2076 |
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