Christian Churches initiating a partnership with the Shona Chiefs' Traditional Courts in Zimbabwe as an evangelistic tool

dc.contributor.author	Mushayamunda, Donald
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-03T13:57:44Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-03T13:57:44Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.description.abstract	In this project, I highlight that the Shona African community of Matsai communal lands in Zimbabwe has its own centers of power located at the chiefs and Headmen's courts. I reflect on how the church, in its hundred years of presence lost the opportunity to touch the lives of the people more deeply by avoiding the chiefs court; partly because of the western idea of separation of church and state, and also the simplistic demonization of African customs and traditional structures. I accordingly make a proposal for the church to be contextual by initiating a partnership with the chiefs court at his "Table of Justice." Through this partnership, the church can dialogue with Shona customs, learn from the Shana elders, enjoy the confidence and influence of this "table," and in the process, contribute Christian ethical value to the Traditional African justice system, and attain community building outcomes that proclaim the gospel.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11558/2501
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Shona African community	en_US
dc.subject	Zimbabwe	en_US
dc.subject	Traditional African justice system
dc.subject	Christianity
dc.subject	Community
dc.title	Christian Churches initiating a partnership with the Shona Chiefs' Traditional Courts in Zimbabwe as an evangelistic tool	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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