Bücher von Simbarashe Munamati

A study on women leadership in the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe(RCZ) is a cast in stone milestone achievement. The book interrogates the RCZ's position with regards to women leadership. Moreso, the book traced biblical women's leadership trends which the author compared with what is presently in the RCZ. The book appeals to RCZ church and other churches to promote women leadership. The writing is wake up call to the religious fraternity to view women as created in the image of God. The author as an insider of the RCZ has experienced the subjugation of women in the church at all levels, hence had to come up with this book.

The book explores transformed gender relations in the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe of Masvingo South Constituency in Zimbabwe. Chapter One investigates the historical background of the Reformed Church since 1909 when it was implanted in Masvingo South. The book is premised on the explication of the unequal gender representation of female church members in leadership positions and decision making boards of the church. The book is hinged on Liberal feminism whose tenets form the fulcrum of the book. Chapter Two focusses on the effects of the Dutch Reformed Missionary approach, Shona culture tenets and the status quo of the RCZ in streamlining the current gender relations in the church. Chapter Three of the book is hinged on empirical findings of the author analysed through qualitative ways. Chapter Four as the concluding chapter provides strategies which the church can employ in redressing gender disparities which have existed in the church for more than a century. Such strategies focus on gender sensitivity and equity, confronting organisational double standards and developing a women friendly church. The book is worth reading as it is anchored on practical grass root experiences.

Badanie na temat przywództwa kobiet w Ko¿ciele Reformowanym w Zimbabwe (RCZ) jest kamiennym osi¿gni¿ciem. Ksi¿¿ka kwestionuje stanowisko RCZ w odniesieniu do przywództwa kobiet. Ponadto, ksi¿¿ka ¿ledzi biblijne trendy przywództwa kobiet, które autorka porównäa z tym, co jest obecnie w RCZ. Ksi¿¿ka apeluje do ko¿cio¿a RCZ i innych ko¿cio¿ów o promowanie przywództwa kobiet. Pismo to budzi powo¿anie do braterskiej wspólnoty religijnej, aby postrzegä kobiety jako stworzone na obraz Boga. Autor, jako cz¿onek RCZ, do¿wiadczy¿ podporz¿dkowania kobiet w Ko¿ciele na wszystkich poziomach, dlatego te¿ musiä wymy¿li¿ t¿ ksi¿¿k¿.