Mocking the just God? A theological critique of President Mnangagwa’s use of the name of God to justify his rule in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa justified his unconstitutional ascendency to power after a military coup that dethroned former President Robert Mugabe in 2017 by claiming that ‘the voice of the people is the voice of God’. He repeated the claim in 2018 when Nelson Chamisa refused to recognis...
Main Authors: | Suspicion Mudzanire, Collium Banda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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2021-10-01
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Series: | Verbum et Ecclesia |
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Online Access: | https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/2218 |
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