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Book SynopsisIn 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.
Table of ContentsPreface 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
