Ezra Chitando
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Ezra Chitando's Degrees
- PhD Religious Studies University of Zimbabwe
- Masters Religious Studies University of Zimbabwe
- Bachelors Religious Studies University of Zimbabwe
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ezra Chitando is a Zimbabwean religion Academic. He is Professor of History and Phenomenology of Religion at the University of Zimbabwe, in Harare, Zimbabwe. He serves as Theology Consultant on HIV and AIDS with EHAIA, the Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy, of the World Council of Churches. In this capacity, he has engaged in gender activism, specifically concerned with transforming socio-cultural and religious notions of masculinity.
Ezra Chitando's Published Works
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Published Works
- Singing culture : a study of gospel music in Zimbabwe (2002) (52)
- ‘In the Beginning was the Land’: The Appropriation of Religious Themes in Political Discourses in Zimbabwe (2005) (50)
- Living with Hope African Churches and HIV / AIDS 1 (2008) (38)
- Acting in Hope: African Churches and HIV/AIDS 2 (2007) (36)
- ‘Down with the devil, Forward with Christ!' A study of the interface between religious and political discourses in Zimbabwe (2002) (36)
- Redemptive masculinities: men, HIV, and religion (2012) (34)
- A new man for a new era? Zimbabwean Pentecostalism, masculinities, and the HIV epidemic (2007) (26)
- Challenging masculinities: religious studies, men and HIV in Africa. (2005) (24)
- Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa (2016) (23)
- Christianity and Controversies over Homosexuality in Contemporary Africa (2016) (23)
- WALTER MAGAYA’S PROPHETIC HEALING AND DELIVERANCE (PHD) MINISTRIES AND PENTECOSTALISM IN ZIMBABWE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ECUMENISM (2016) (20)
- Wandering a Gendered Wilderness: Suffering and Healing in an African Initiated Church (2008) (20)
- Africanizing the discourse on homosexuality: challenges and prospects (2017) (20)
- Challenging Patriarchy and Exercising Women's Agency in Zimbabwean Music: Analysing the Careers of Chiwoniso Maraire and Olivia Charamba (2012) (19)
- HIV and AIDS, stigma and liberation in the Old Testament (2007) (18)
- Living with hope (2007) (18)
- African traditions in the study of religion in Africa : emerging trends, indigenous spirituality and the interface with other world religions : essays in honour of Jacob Kehinde Olupona (2012) (17)
- ‘June 2008, verse 27’: the church and the 2008 Zimbabwean political crisis (2010) (17)
- The Phenomenological Method in a Zimbabwean Context: To Liberate or to Oppress? (1998) (15)
- Acting in hope (2007) (15)
- ‘THE GOOD WIFE’: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL REREADINGOF PROVERBS 31:10-31 IN THE CONTEXTOF HIV/AIDS IN ZIMBABWE (2013) (13)
- Phenomenology of Religion and the Study of African Traditional Religious (2005) (11)
- The deployment of a 'sacred song' in violence in Zimbabwe: The case of the song 'Zimbabwe Ndeye Ropa Ramadzibaba' (Zimbabwe was/is Born of the Blood of the Fathers/Ancestors) in Zimbabwean Politics (2017) (10)
- Songs of pain and hope: HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwean Music (2008) (10)
- Moving among Those Moved by the Spirit (2005) (10)
- OTHER WAYS OF BEING A DIVINER-HEALER: MUSA W DUBE AND THE AFRICAN CHURCH'S RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS (2007) (9)
- Zimbabwean theology and religious studies during the crisis years (2000-2008: a preliminary study (2014) (9)
- Justice Not Silence: Churches facing sexual and gender-based violence (2013) (9)
- Signs and Portents? Theophoric Names in Zimbabwe (2006) (9)
- “Life is Superior to Wealth?”: Indigenous Healers in an African Community, Amasiri, Nigeria (2016) (8)
- Songs of Healing and Regeneration: Pentecostal Gospel Music in Zimbabwe (2006) (8)
- African Instituted Churches in Southern Africa: Paragons of Regional Integration? (2010) (8)
- Black Female Identities in Harare: The Case of Young Women with Dreadlocks (2004) (7)
- Naming the phenomena : the challenge of African Independent Churches (2005) (7)
- A socio-cultural and linguistic analysis of postcolonial Christian naming practices in Zimbabwe (2013) (7)
- African traditions in the study of religion, diaspora and gendered societies : essays in honour of Jacob Kehinde Olupona (2013) (6)
- Weaving Sisterhood: Women African Theologians And Creative Writers (2005) (6)
- Review Essay : Music in Zimbabwe (2002) (6)
- Religion in the Context of African Migration Studies (2004) (6)
- Introduction: African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa (2016) (6)
- On top of which mountain does one stand to judge religion? Debates from a Zimbabwean context (2014) (6)
- 'Come down, O Lord!' music, protest and religion in Zimbabwe (2016) (5)
- ‘Faithful Men of a Faithful God’? Masculinities in the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (2013) (5)
- Teaching African Traditional Religion at the University of Zimbabwe (2016) (5)
- The recreation of Africa: a study of the ideology of the African Apostolic Church of Zimbabwe (2003) (5)
- Introduction: African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa: Contending with Gender, the Vitality of Indigenous Religions, and Diaspora (2016) (5)
- The bible and politics in Africa (2012) (5)
- Introduction : Christianity and the politics of homosexuality in Africa (2016) (5)
- Sacred Struggles: The World Council of Churches and the HIV Epidemic in Africa (2010) (5)
- Introduction : Public religion, homophobia and the politics of homosexuality in Africa (2016) (4)
- 'Stop Suffering': an Examination of the Concepts of Knowledge and Power With Special Reference To Sacred Practitioners in Harare (2000) (4)
- Praying for Courage: African Religious Leaders and Climate Change (2017) (4)
- Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa Select Titles in the EHAIA Series From the World Council of Churches Compassionate Circles: African Women Theologians Facing HIV Edited by Ezra Chitando and Nontando Hadebe 2009 (2012) (4)
- The Religions of Zimbabwe in their Plurality (2018) (4)
- Songs of praise: gospel music in an African context (2000) (4)
- Philosophy in the ‘house of stone’1: a critical review (2015) (4)
- Vanhu Vekwedu Vanotya Mwari (Our People are God-fearing): The Valorisation of Zimbabwe in Fungisai Zvakavapano- Mashavave's Wenyasha ndeWenyasha (2014) (3)
- Towards a ‘Proverbs 31 Man?’ Pentecostalism and the Reconstruction of Masculinities in Kenya (2018) (3)
- "Blair, Keep Your England, and Let Me Keep My Zimbabwe": Examining the Relationship of Physical Space and Political Order in Zimbabwe's Land Redistribution Programme (2000-2008) (2015) (3)
- Deathly concern: African Christians and cremation in Zimbabwe (1999) (3)
- Re-opening the Canon: The Transformation of Shona Indigenous Religion in the Face of HIV and AIDS in Rural Zimbabwe (2013) (3)
- "Rejoice"? Reflections On the World Council of Churches Jubilee Celebration (1998) (3)
- Religion and Human Security in Africa (2019) (3)
- “From Prophetism to Pentecostalism”: Religious Innovation in Africa and African Religious Scholarship (2016) (3)
- Studying the United Family International Church in Zimbabwe : The Case for applying multiple approaches to the study of religion and religious phenomena (2013) (3)
- The Sacred Remnant? Church Land in Zimbabwe's Fast Track Resettlement Programme (2005) (3)
- Beyond Phenomenology: Teaching African Traditional Religions in a Zimbabwean University (2001) (3)
- Masculinities, Hiv and Religion In Africa (2015) (3)
- Religion and Masculinities in Africa : its impact on HIV and gender based violence (2012) (3)
- VaJudha (African Jews) in Harare: Expressing contested identities in tight spaces (2005) (2)
- Introduction: The Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Development in Zimbabwe (2020) (2)
- Expanding and Expounding Resilience: Theological Institutions Responding to HIV (2011) (2)
- Southern African Islamic Studies Scholarship: A Survey of the “State of the Art” (2016) (2)
- African Traditional Religion in the Study of the New Testament in Africa (2016) (2)
- COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION: AN APPLICATION TO A STUDY OF GOSPEL MUSIC IN ZIMBABWE (2016) (2)
- African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa (Vitality of Indigenous Religions) (2012) (2)
- A Curse of the Western Heritage? Imagining Religion in an African Context (1997) (2)
- Religion and Masculinities in Africa: An Opportunity for Africanization (2016) (2)
- Personality Cult and Politics in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe (2020) (2)
- Fact and Fiction: Images of Missionaries in Zimbabwean Literature (2001) (2)
- Survival Knows no Bounds: A Study of the Participation of Blacks in the Death Industry in Harare (1999) (2)
- African Perspectives on Religion and Climate Change (2022) (2)
- What Did We Do to Our Mountain? African Eco-Feminist and Indigenous Responses to Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge Districts, Zimbabwe (2021) (1)
- “Mdhara Vachauya” (The Old Man Is Coming) and “Kutonga Kwaro” (His/Her Style of Governance): Analysing Jah Prayzah’s Music in Zimbabwe’s Tumultuous Political Context (2020) (1)
- Christianity and the Negotiation of Cultures: A Case Study of Yakurr Festivals in Nigeria (2016) (1)
- Dialogue between Christianity and African traditional religions: challenges and possibilities (2004) (1)
- Tribes Without Rulers? Indigenous Systems of Governance and Sustainable Rural Development (2016) (1)
- Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in African Religious and Theological Studies (2016) (1)
- Waiting to Happen: HIV/AIDS in South Africa: the bigger picture by Liz Walker, Graeme Reid and Morna Cornell Boulder, CO and London: Lynne Rienner, 2004. Pp. 143. US$25.00 (pbk.). (2006) (1)
- "Woman, where are they?" John 7:53-8:11 and stigma in the context of HIV and Aids (2008) (1)
- ‘Come and receive your miracle today!’ Advertising and ‘Gullibility’ in Selected Pentecostal Churches in Harare, Zimbabwe (2020) (1)
- African Christian Scholars and the Study of African Traditional Religions: A Re-evaluation (2000) (1)
- HIV and AIDS curriculum for theological institutions in Zimbabwe: an exploratory essay (2005) (1)
- World Council of Churches Education and Ecumenical Formation Letter from Staff Notes on Contributors Doing Theological/religious Education a Paradigm of Shattered Dreams & Cul De Sac/ed Roads 1 Theological Institutions and Hiv/aids a Zimbabwean Perspective (2004) (1)
- Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe (2020) (1)
- Religion and Social Marginalization in Zimbabwe (2020) (1)
- African Liberative Ethics (2013) (1)
- Religion and Divine Presence: Appropriating Christianity from within African Indigenous Religions’ Perspective (2016) (1)
- Euthanasia and the experiences of the Shona People of Zimbabwe (2013) (1)
- Studying African Judaism: some methodological challenges (2006) (1)
- The redeeming memory: Reflections on Christianity and black economic empowerment in Zimbabwe (1998) (1)
- Themes in Religion and Human Security in Africa (2020) (1)
- ‘ Citizens of both Heaven and Earth ’ : Pentecostalism and Social Transformation in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya (2017) (1)
- Ecotheology in Africa: An overview and preliminary assessment (2020) (1)
- Academic Freedom and the Problems of Patriotism and Social Responsibility in Post-colonial Africa (2018) (1)
- Religion and Inequality in Africa (2023) (0)
- Insiders and "outsiders" in the study of African traditional religions (2001) (0)
- Zimbabwean theology and religious studies promoting national healing and reconciliation (2019) (0)
- The theology of the African Initiated Churches (2020) (0)
- Race and Sexuality in a Theology of Ubuntu (2021) (0)
- Race and Sexuality in Desmond Tutu’s Theology of Ubuntu (2021) (0)
- Teaching religion and human security in Africa (2020) (0)
- African Initiated Christianity in Southern Africa (2015) (0)
- Introduction (2020) (0)
- The Art of Words (2021) (0)
- Introduction: Innovation and competition in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism (2021) (0)
- Lampooning prophetic Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe: The case of Bustop TV (2021) (0)
- The Churches, Gukurahundi, and Forgiveness in Zimbabwe (2020) (0)
- Spiritualization of the Causes of Illness (2022) (0)
- Building a Progressive Pan-African Christian Movement (2021) (0)
- “Nhai Varume, Tapindwa Nei?” (Men, What Has Entered into Us?): Oliver Mtukudzi and the Complexities of Transformative Masculinities (2022) (0)
- National Healing, Integration and Reconciliation in Zimbabwe (2019) (0)
- Examining Pastor Evan Mawarire’s #ThisFlag movement in Zimbabwe (2019) (0)
- Introduction (2019) (0)
- Introduction : Personality Cult and Politics in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe (2020) (0)
- Reconstruction, Music and Identity: Oliver Mtukudzi (2022) (0)
- Introduction (2020) (0)
- Phenomenology of Religion (2012) (0)
- “The Suffering Servant” (2020) (0)
- “Jojina,” “Marujata” and “Chihera”: Celebrating Women’s Agency in the Debate on Roora in Shona Culture (2021) (0)
- Introduction (2020) (0)
- Complex Circles: Historiography of African Christian Women's Organisations (2005) (0)
- Introduction (2021) (0)
- Versions of Zimbabwe: new approaches to literature and culture edited by R OBERT M UPONDE and R ANKA P RIMORAC Harare: Weaver Press, 2005. Pp. 262. US$ 32.95 (pbk.). (2006) (0)
- African Religions in African Scholarship: A Critique (2016) (0)
- “Land comes first before all else” (2020) (0)
- Gendered Spaces, Religion, and Migration in Zimbabwe (2022) (0)
- Religion and COVID-19 in Southern Africa (2022) (0)
- Human Sexuality in African Christianity (2016) (0)
- Infinite Possibilities in a Nigerian Lesbian Love Story (2021) (0)
- Affirming Human Diversity and Embodiment in the Face of HIV (2021) (0)
- Introduction : Politics and religion: the deification of Robert Mugabe (2020) (0)
- “Even When There Is No Rooster, the Morning Will Start”: Men, HIV, and African Theologies (2012) (0)
- A response to Christina Gschwandtner (2020) (0)
- Religion in Africa: Confessions of an Animist, written by Orobator, Agbonkhianmeghe E. (2021) (0)
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