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Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism
Empowerment, Gender and Development in an African Movement
Series: - Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, Volume: 40
In
Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism, the fourteen contributors to this multidisciplinary collection reflect on how Pentecostalism contributes to the empowerment of marginalised societies, how it empowers women in particular through the
matarenda (talents) principles, and how it contributes to the development of wider society. All but three of the authors are Zimbabwean Pentecostals.
The book deals with such subjects as gender equality, economics and finance, poverty alleviation and sustainable development, education, and entrepreneurship. A remarkable independent Zimbabwean church has harnessed biblical principles from the Parable of the Talents to empower women and those marginalised by economic disasters. It is particularly relevant for understanding the potential of African Pentecostalism in dealing with social and economic challenges.
The book deals with such subjects as gender equality, economics and finance, poverty alleviation and sustainable development, education, and entrepreneurship. A remarkable independent Zimbabwean church has harnessed biblical principles from the Parable of the Talents to empower women and those marginalised by economic disasters. It is particularly relevant for understanding the potential of African Pentecostalism in dealing with social and economic challenges.
Sunungurai Dominica Chingarande, PhD (2009), University of Zimbabwe, is Associate Professor of Sociology and a Research Associate at that University. She is well-published in the area of gender equality and women empowerment.
Juliet Thondhlana, PhD (1996), University of Zimbabwe and University of Birmingham, is Associate Professor of Education and Migration at the University of Nottingham. She has published many articles on education, migration and faith including The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the Global South (Bloomsbury, 2021).
Roda Madziva, PhD (2011), University of Nottingham, is Assistant Professor at that University. She has published many journal articles and book chapters on migrant and refugee integration, covering key themes of education, employability and entrepreneurship.
Allan H. Anderson, DTh (1992), University of South Africa, is Emeritus Professor of Mission and Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published many monographs and articles on Pentecostalism, including Introduction to Pentecostalism (Cambridge, 2014).
Juliet Thondhlana, PhD (1996), University of Zimbabwe and University of Birmingham, is Associate Professor of Education and Migration at the University of Nottingham. She has published many articles on education, migration and faith including The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the Global South (Bloomsbury, 2021).
Roda Madziva, PhD (2011), University of Nottingham, is Assistant Professor at that University. She has published many journal articles and book chapters on migrant and refugee integration, covering key themes of education, employability and entrepreneurship.
Allan H. Anderson, DTh (1992), University of South Africa, is Emeritus Professor of Mission and Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published many monographs and articles on Pentecostalism, including Introduction to Pentecostalism (Cambridge, 2014).
Preface
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
PART 1
Gender and Empowerment
1 Matarenda and Its Significance
Sunungurai D. Chingarande
2 Rethinking Religion and Gender Inequality: An Interrogation of Matarenda in ZAOGA
Sunungurai D. Chingarande
3 Talents as Economic Development Consciousness for Women: A Feminist Hermeneutic of Matthew 25:14–30
Caroline Dimingu and Henerieta Mgovo
PART 2
Poverty Alleviation and Development
4 Financing the ‘working of talents’ Ventures: The Role of Innovative Finance
Tonderai Kapesa, Faustino Kufakunesu and Alexander Cheza
5 Fostering Local Enterprise Development in Resource-Constrained Developing Countries: Matarenda and Microcredit Compared
Juliana Siwale, Juliet Thondhlana and Roda Madziva
6 Determinants of Prolific Coopetition in the Working of Talents
Faustino Kufakunesu, Tonderai Kapesa and Tapiwa Takundwa
7 Community Matarenda Tourism and Entrepreneurial Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Mount Selinda Forest
Gaylord Hlabiso and Tapiwa Takundwa
PART 3
Education and Entrepreneurship
8 Entrepreneurship in Matarenda: Some Case Studies
Allan H. Anderson, Mike Clifford, Roda Madziva, and Juliet Thondhlana
9 Subsistence Entrepreneurship and Its Impact on Livelihood
Tapiwa Takundwa, Faustino Kufakunesu and Gaylord Hlabiso
10 Unpacking Education for the Matarenda (Talents) Model of Entrepreneurship
Juliet Thondhlana
11 Matarenda as Entrepreneurship: A University-Wide Course at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University
Phillip Musoni
12 Pentecostalism, Matarenda and Development
Allan H. Anderson
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
PART 1
Gender and Empowerment
1 Matarenda and Its Significance
Sunungurai D. Chingarande
2 Rethinking Religion and Gender Inequality: An Interrogation of Matarenda in ZAOGA
Sunungurai D. Chingarande
3 Talents as Economic Development Consciousness for Women: A Feminist Hermeneutic of Matthew 25:14–30
Caroline Dimingu and Henerieta Mgovo
PART 2
Poverty Alleviation and Development
4 Financing the ‘working of talents’ Ventures: The Role of Innovative Finance
Tonderai Kapesa, Faustino Kufakunesu and Alexander Cheza
5 Fostering Local Enterprise Development in Resource-Constrained Developing Countries: Matarenda and Microcredit Compared
Juliana Siwale, Juliet Thondhlana and Roda Madziva
6 Determinants of Prolific Coopetition in the Working of Talents
Faustino Kufakunesu, Tonderai Kapesa and Tapiwa Takundwa
7 Community Matarenda Tourism and Entrepreneurial Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Mount Selinda Forest
Gaylord Hlabiso and Tapiwa Takundwa
PART 3
Education and Entrepreneurship
8 Entrepreneurship in Matarenda: Some Case Studies
Allan H. Anderson, Mike Clifford, Roda Madziva, and Juliet Thondhlana
9 Subsistence Entrepreneurship and Its Impact on Livelihood
Tapiwa Takundwa, Faustino Kufakunesu and Gaylord Hlabiso
10 Unpacking Education for the Matarenda (Talents) Model of Entrepreneurship
Juliet Thondhlana
11 Matarenda as Entrepreneurship: A University-Wide Course at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University
Phillip Musoni
12 Pentecostalism, Matarenda and Development
Allan H. Anderson
Index
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