Violence and Corruption of Megachurch Leaders: Unravelling Silent Coloniality in Zimbabwe

This theoretical article argues that megachurches are an inadequately problematised factor in the Zimbabwean crisis and uses, as examples of violent and corrupt megachurch leaders, Emmanuel Makandiwa, Uebert Angel, and Passion Java. As Zimbabwe moves towards elections in 2023, ZANU-PF has resorted t...

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Main Author: Dube, Bekithemba 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B Religion
B Zimbabwe
B Eubert Angel
B Politics
B Emmanuel Makandiwa
B Passion Java
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