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The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/66141 The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence Duncan, Graham A chawarikaj@gmail.com Chawarika, John UCTD Anglican Church of Zimbabwe (ACZ) Bernard Mzeki Conferment Canonisation Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) Martyrdom Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017. The intention of this investigation was to retrace the life, martyrdom and influence of Bernard Mzeki’s identity from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890 up to 2013). This study intended to establish the following objectives: tracing the history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe from its formative period leading up to the death of Bernard Mzeki; to establish the socio – anthropological, political and economic factors that might have contributed to the death of Mzeki; to establish the theological and biblical notion of martyrdom; to analyze the historical and religious life of Bernard Mzeki leading to his mysterious and controversial death, resultant commemoration and influence to the Anglican Church. And finally, the last objective was to give a critical examination of Mzeki’s martyrdom in light of contemporary African Christendom notion and the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe. In terms of research methodology of the study, there were many forms from which historical data was obtained. Primary and secondary sources were used to gather information. Critical analysis was done using a tool of probability value. Furthermore, historical, comparative, socio-anthropological, theological, phenomenological and political approaches were considered and utilized in order determine specific information in this research work. The theoretical framework of post-colonial theory was used as water that flowed along the study since Mzeki was a character lived in the late eighteen hundred. Bernard Mzeki was traced from his childhood life history in Mozambique, his calling, education in South Africa and his journey to Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) through Beira Mozambique to establish a new Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland with Bishop Knight Bruce as part of the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe. Mzeki was murdered during the revolt on the 18th of June, 1896 due to his Faith as established by the Western historian who painted and claimed him a martyr. After the study, the researcher highlighted conclusively that the political, economic and socio – religious factors forwarded disqualified him to be named a martyr. According to the researcher, history was silent on the procedure that the Anglican Church took to confer the status of martyrdom on Bernard yet the church referred to him as a saint and martyr. This research work alluded to the fact that Anglican Church in Zimbabwe, CPCA and the Anglican Communion worldwide did not have a process or system put in place or a liturgy in its history that bestowed saintly/martyrdom status like the Roman Catholic Church did. Yet, Mzeki was being venerated as a martyr without no traceable criteria or public function sanctioned by the church to bestore martyrdom on him. And his name was in the lectionary of the Church to be commemorated in the Anglican Communion worldwide annually. This showed how significant and influential Mzeki was as part of the spirituality of the Anglican community in Zimbabwe, CPCA and the Anglican Communion when shrines, institutions and many more were named after him. The researcher raised Revd. Wagner and Mrs (Mbuya) Mandeya, Anglicans who were claimed to have died of their faith and there was a need to recognise them as contemporary martyrs of the twenty first century in the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe but there was no procedure to do so. Recommendations were forwarded, one of them being an advocacy for the Anglican Church to establish a way of conferring martyrdom. ae2025 Church History and Church Policy PhD Unrestricted SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2018-08-15T06:28:40Z 2018-08-15T06:28:40Z 2018-04-20 2017 Thesis Chawarika, J 2017, The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66141> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66141 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Anglican Church of Zimbabwe (ACZ) Bernard Mzeki Conferment Canonisation Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) Martyrdom Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence |
| title | The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence |
| title_full | The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence |
| title_fullStr | The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence |
| title_full_unstemmed | The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence |
| title_short | The identity of Bernard Mzeki from the formative history of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe (1890-2013) : retracing his life, martyrdom and influence |
| title_sort | identity of bernard mzeki from the formative history of the anglican church in zimbabwe 1890 2013 retracing his life martyrdom and influence |
| topic | UCTD Anglican Church of Zimbabwe (ACZ) Bernard Mzeki Conferment Canonisation Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) Martyrdom Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66141 |