Vol 79, No 3 (2023)

Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender, guest edited by Dr. Sophia Chirongoma ( 0000-0002-8655-7365) and Dr. Linda Naicker ( 0000-0003-1347-9893). This collection contributes to the journal by examining the intersections of religion, theology, ecological crises, and gender constructions within contemporary global and African contexts. The articles explore how religious beliefs and cultural practices can both reinforce and challenge patriarchal norms, particularly in the face of pressing issues such as climate change, pandemics, and economic instability. Through interdisciplinary theological inquiry, the collection offers critical reflections on Christian praxis, emphasising the role of faith communities in addressing environmental and gender-based injustices. This aligns with this journal’s commitment to fostering scholarly dialogue that engages theology with local and international societal challenges.

African Women and Pandemics and Religion, guest edited by Dr. Sophia Chirongoma ( 0000-0002-8655-7365) and Dr. Linda Naicker ( 0000-0003-1347-9893). This collection contributes to the journal by examining the intersection of religion, gender, and pandemics within African religio-cultural contexts. The articles explore how African women navigate spiritual, cultural, and theological challenges during health crises like COVID-19, highlighting resilience, reinterpretation of religious texts, and pastoral care responses. By engaging with gendered experiences and theological reflections, the collection aligns with the journal’s commitment to critical theological scholarship that addresses local and contextual challenges in Christian praxis.

Social Memory Studies, guest edited by Prof. Christina Landman ( 0000-0002-8905-0738) and Prof. Sekgothe Mokgoatšana ( 0000-0002-3224-2341). This collection contributes to the journal by exploring the interplay between historical thought and the interpretation of textual and oral sources within Christian theology. The articles examine how narratives—both written and spoken—shape collective memory, spiritual identity, and theological reflection in diverse African contexts. By engaging with indigenous knowledge systems, oral traditions, and archival practices, the collection aligns with this journal's focus on critical theological scholarship that addresses local and contextual challenges in Christian praxis.

Unthinking the West, guest edited by Prof. Fundiswa Kobo ( 0000-0002-5849-714X) and Prof. Rothney Tshaka ( 0000-0003-0762-6201). This collection contributes to the journal by amplifying Black Theology as a transformative and contextually grounded discourse within South African theological scholarship. The articles critically engage with themes of liberation, justice, and identity, addressing historical and contemporary forms of oppression, including racism, colonialism, and patriarchy. By centering African cultural identities, indigenous belief systems, and the lived experiences of marginalised communities, the collection aligns with the journal’s commitment to critical theological scholarship that addresses local, contextual, and international challenges in Christian praxis.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Vol. 79, No. 3 (2023)	\| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a9682 \| 24 June 2024

Editorial - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Religion, theology and constructions of earth and gender: An editorial Sophia Chirongoma, Linda W. Naicker	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a9515 \| 27 December 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Poverty with a feminine face: Theologising the feminisation of poverty in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe Peter Masvotore, Lindah Tsara	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8066 \| 17 January 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Investigation into the development of a methodology for the study of environmental discourses Louisa J. du Toit	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8105 \| 31 January 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Sexuality in Folktales: Asset or Liability to Socialisation of Learners in Zimbabwean schools Beatrice Taringa	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8077 \| 09 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Role of faith-based organisations and individuals in provision of health services in Zimbabwe Ivy Musekiwa, Norbert Musekiwa	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8114 \| 13 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
The feminisation of poverty: A study of Ndau women of Muchadziya village in Chimanimani Zimbabwe Terence Mupangwa	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8144 \| 23 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Realist literature, gender and gullibility in African Pentecostalism: The case of Chiundura Moyo’s Kereke Inofa Enna S. Gudhlanga, Angeline M. Madongonda, Molly Manyonganise	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8258 \| 23 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Gender justice, law and religion in Zimbabwe: An evaluation of the role of sacred texts Lillian Mhuru	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8160 \| 24 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
The phallocentric paradox and semantics of Eve’s myth in Zimbabwe’s contemporary national politics: An ecofeminist reading of Bulawayo’s novel, Glory Esther Mavengano	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8070 \| 29 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Of sin, gender equality and environmental goodness - towards curbing the effects of necrophilia Canisius Mwandayi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8030 \| 03 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
‘Awakening the mother mind’: Exploring the relationship between ego and the climate crisis Duduetsang B. Rapitsenyane	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8065 \| 03 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
The Gibean solution (Jgs 19-21) - a mirror to reclaiming women dignity in Zimbabwe Canisius Mwandayi, Sophia Chirongoma	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8165 \| 04 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Proverbs 31 in dialogue with Acts 9:36–43: An Afro-feminisation of Mother Earth for equity Dorcas C. Juma	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8181 \| 05 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Beads of agency: Bemba women’s imbusa and indigenous marital communication Mutale M. Kaunda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8128 \| 18 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
The role of women in managing the environmental crisis: A case study of Cyclone Idai in Chipinge, Zimbabwe Rudo M. Mukurazhizha, Sarah Y. Matanga	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8042 \| 19 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
‘Sharon’s’ blood through Judges 11:31–40: The sacrificial lambs in African women’s lenses Dorcas C. Juma	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8189 \| 26 April 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
The liberation of women and girls as the liberation of Mother Earth: A theological discourse Excellent Chireshe	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8300 \| 05 May 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
The effects of displacement, food crisis and a crippled economic production on women: The case of Ukraine and the book of Ruth Sidney K. Berman	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8013 \| 08 May 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Earth, gender and food security: Maria Zaloumis’ journey of feminising Agric-business in Zambia Nelly Mwale	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8260 \| 12 May 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Zimbabwean women’s experiences at Johanne Masowe WeChishanu Apostolic churches’ open ground gatherings Priccilar Vengesai, Linda W. Naicker	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8170 \| 30 May 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Health determinants on healthy ageing in sub-Saharan Africa: A psychosocial and theo-gerontology Tshenolo J. Madigele, Gift T. Baloyi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8068 \| 19 June 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender
Gender dynamics in church leadership: A case study of the Presbyterian Church and Full Gospel Mission in Cameroon Helen N. Linonge-Fontebo, Magezi E. Baloyi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8271 \| 22 June 2023

Editorial - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
African women, religion and pandemics: Collective resilience, responsibility and adaptability Sophia Chirongoma, Linda W. Naicker	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a9517 \| 27 December 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
‘Creatures in our bed’: Pandemics, posthumanism and predatory nature in World War Z (2013) Samiksha Laltha	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a7935 \| 18 January 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
COVID-19, gender and health: Recentring women in African indigenous health discourses in Zimbabwe for environmental conservation Molly Manyonganise	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a7941 \| 06 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
COVID-19 Lockdown containment measures and women’s sexual and reproductive health in Zimbabwe Anniegrace M. Hlatywayo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8203 \| 13 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
The impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on women’s responsibility for domestic food provision: The Case of Marondera Urban in Zimbabwe Sarah Y. Matanga, Memory R. Mukurazhizha	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8053 \| 23 March 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
COVID-19 crisis in relation to religion, health and poverty in Zimbabwe: A case study of the Harare urban communities Joseph Muyangata, Sibiziwe Shumba	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8085 \| 15 May 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
The shadow pandemic and the divine feminine in the diaspora: An analysis of Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth Samiksha Laltha	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8633 \| 22 June 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
An analysis of COVID-19 and spirituality among African Christian women Benson O. Igboin	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8504 \| 11 July 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
Biblical interpretation during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives from Africa Daniel N.A. Aryeh, Victor V.S. Molobi	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8096 \| 19 July 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
Nyawiras as communal liberators: Accounting for life preservation roles among African women Julius M. Gathogo	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8745 \| 03 August 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion
Musha mukadzi: An African women’s religio-cultural resilience toolkit to endure pandemics Martin Mujinga	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8977 \| 29 September 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: Social Memory Studies
Memorialisation of COVID-19 stories Sindiso Bhebhe	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8718 \| 18 August 2023

Editorial - Special Collection: O3 Plus
O3 Plus regional conference on sexual and reproductive health and rights and comprehensive sexuality education Munatsi Shoko	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a9521 \| 22 December 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus
Effects of gender-based violence on students’ well-being: A case of Mufulira College Misheck Samakao, Hellen Manda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8492 \| 04 July 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus
Students’ perspectives on drugs and alcohol abuse at a public university in Zambia Nicholas Mwanza, Ganizani Mwale	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8579 \| 17 August 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus
Policing toxic masculinities and dealing with sexual violence on Zimbabwean University campuses Simbarashe Gukurume, Munatsi Shoko	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8625 \| 18 December 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus
Opportunities for tackling sexual harassment in Zimbabwe: Lessons from the Global North Pfuurai Chimbunde	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8576 \| 22 December 2023

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus
Essence of religion, culture and indigenous language in a unified sexuality education system Lidion Sibanda, Tichakunda V. Chabata, Felix Chari, Thelisisa L. Sibanda	\| HTML \| EPUB \| XML \| PDF
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies \| Vol 79, No 3 \| a8563 \| 23 December 2023

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Vol 79, No 3 (2023)

Table of Contents

Editorial - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Original Research - Special Collection: Religion and Theology and Constructions of Earth and Gender

Editorial - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: African Women and Pandemics and Religion

Original Research - Special Collection: Social Memory Studies

Editorial - Special Collection: O3 Plus

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus

Original Research - Special Collection: O3 Plus

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