Solmon Zwana
Biographic Data
| ID | 6220675 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Solmon Zwana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Solmon |
| FAMILY NAME | Zwana |
| SIGNATURE | ZWANA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Lecturer in Religious Studies and African Christianity, United Theological College, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Old Wine in New Wine Skins
This article reflects on the practice of Tombstone Unveiling, a recentphenomenon among Shona Christians in Zimbabwe, as a case of religiouschange. Historically, many church doctrines and practices have been negativetowards African Traditional Religions (ATRs). Shona Christians have reactedby trying to accommodate the two religious traditions and through effortsto replace some Shona religious practices with similar conceptual categoriesanchored in…
Failure of Ecumenism
Discourses on ethnicity, politics and religion have a propensity to concentrate on their divisive implications and violent aspects. At another level, scholarship on ecumenism has been preoccupied with forms of ecumenism such as interdenominational bodies and grassroots co-operation exhibited in joint worship services and discussion forums. It is noted that in spite of its shortcomings Christianity has registered notable progress in ecumenical co-…
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Old Wine in New Wine Skins
This article reflects on the practice of Tombstone Unveiling, a recentphenomenon among Shona Christians in Zimbabwe, as a case of religiouschange. Historically, many church doctrines and practices have been negativetowards African Traditional Religions (ATRs). Shona Christians have reactedby trying to accommodate the two religious traditions and through effortsto replace some Shona religious practices with similar conceptual categoriesanchored in…
Failure of Ecumenism
Discourses on ethnicity, politics and religion have a propensity to concentrate on their divisive implications and violent aspects. At another level, scholarship on ecumenism has been preoccupied with forms of ecumenism such as interdenominational bodies and grassroots co-operation exhibited in joint worship services and discussion forums. It is noted that in spite of its shortcomings Christianity has registered notable progress in ecumenical co-…
African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 works) · Christianity (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Religious studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Ecumenism (1 works)