RELIGIOUS STUDIES SECTION
PROF TABONA SHOKO
DPhil (UZ 1994); MA (UZ 1988); BA Dual Hons (UZ 1984)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: African Traditional Religion
Research Focus/ Area: African Traditional Religion, African Pentecostalism, Health and Well-being, HIV and AIDS, Same Sex Relationships, Bible and ATR, Human Rights and Democracy, Green Technology, Indigenous Knowledge Systems & Sustainability
PROF EZRA CHITANDO
DPhil (UZ 2001); MA (UZ 1993); BA HONS ( UZ 1991)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Phenomenology/History of Religions
Research Focus/Area: Gender and HIV, Phenomenology of Religion, Religion and Gender, Method and Theory in the Study of Religion.
PROFESSOR NISBERT TAISEKWA TARINGA
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Fulbright Scholar
DPhil (2009), MA (1993), BA Hons (1991), Grad.CE (2000), DipRS (1989) University of Zimbabwe.
MA Intercultural Theology,(2005) Radboud University, The Netherlands.
Certificate of Completion, Fulbright Scholarship Program, (2016).
Certificate in Utilizing New Media and Technologies in Research and Teaching, University of Bayreuth, Germany and Moi University, Kenya (2012).
PROF TAPIWA PRAISE MAPURANGA
DPhil (UZ 2010); MA (UZ 2002); BA HONS ( UZ 2000)
Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy
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Research Profile
Area of Specialization: Phenomenology/ Religion and Gender
Research Focus/Area: Phenomenology of Religion, Religion and Gender, Gender and Sexuality, Religion, Gender and HIV.
PROF K BIRI
Dphil (UZ 2013), MA (UZ 2003), BA Hons ( UZ 2001)
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Research profile:
Area of Specialization: African Traditional Religion/Pentecostalism
Research Focus/Area: African Traditional Religions, Pentecostalism, Religion and Gender, Religion and Migration
Dr A Chiwara
Senior Lecturer
Dphil (UZ)[MA (UZ ), BA DUAL HONS (UZ )
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Phenomenology/Islamic Studies
Research Focus/area:Islamic studies; Religion and Law; Religion and Social Transformation; Religion and Gender, Islam in Central and Southern Africa; Inter-religious dialogue.
DR MUNETSI RUZIVO
Senior Lecturer
DTh (UNISA); MA (UZ) BA Hons (UZ)
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Research Profile:
Area of specialization: Christianity Africa
Research focus: History of Christianity in Africa, Christian History and Thought, Interreligious Dialogue, Pentecostalism and African Independent Churches.
DR OBVIOUS VENGEYI
Senior Lecturer
PhD (Universitaet Bayreuth, Germany, 2012); MA (UZ 2006); BA Hons (UZ 2004); Dip in Rel Studies (UZ 2001)
Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy
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Dr Richard S. Maposa
PhD (UZ), M.Ed (2007), MA (1997), Grad.CE (1994), BA (Hons) 1991.
Senior Lecturer
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DR NOAH M. PASHAPA
Senior Lecturer
PhD in Religious Studies (U.Z.) (2005);M.A. in Religious Studies (U.Z.) (1995); B.A. (hon) in Theology (C.N.A.A.) (Spurgeon’s College)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew
Mr Chamburuka Phillemon Munyaradzi
Lecturer
MA, BA Hons(UZ) DipRS(UZ)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: New Testament
Research Focus Areas: Biblical Studies and Politics, Gender, Pentecostalism, Human Rights, and Ethics.
Mr Joachim Kwaramba
Lecturer
DRS; BA Hons (UZ); MA (UZ), PhD and (UP)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Christian Theology
Mrs S Zvingowanisei
Lecturer
MA (UZ 1999), BA HONS (UZ 1996), DRS (UZ 1994)
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Research Focus/areas
Islamic studies; African Traditional Religion; Religion and Law; Religion and Social Transformation; Religion and Gender.
CLASSICS
Dr.OBERT BERNARD MLAMBO
Senior Lecturer, Humboldt Fellow
DPhil (UZ 2014); MA (UZ 2007); BA Hons (UZ 2005)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Classical History
Research Focus/ Area: Roman History, Comparative Histories of Classical and Contemporary African Societies, Veterans and Post War Conflicts, Zimbabwe´s land reform history.
DR J D McClymont
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: DTh (UNISA), MTh (UNISA), MPhil Classics (UZ), BA 4th year Honours Classics (UZ), Hons BTh (UNISA), BTh (UNISA)
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MR. MADHLOZI MOYO
Senior Lecturer
MA (UZ 2007); BA Special Hons. (UZ 2005); BA General (UZ 2004).
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Classical Literature
Research Focus/Areas:Greek and Latin epic, Greek lyric, Greek tragedy, Didactic literature, Fable and animals in the ancient world. The novel in antiquity, Reception studies, Kalanga language and oral literature.
PHILOSOPHY
PROFESSOR FAINOS MANGENA
DPhil (UZ 2008); MA (UZ 2004); BA Dual Hons (UZ 2002) DiCJo (CCOSA 2005)
Full Professor
AHP Post Doctoral Fellow (2010)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Moral Philosophy, African Philosophy and Philosophy of Education
Research Focus/Area: African Philosophy and Ethics, Social Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Philosophy of Law (Jurisprudence) and Gender, Sports Ethics and Philosophy of Culture
Francis Mabiri
Lecturer
MA in Philosophy, USA
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Area of Specialization: Metaphysics, Epistemology
Research focus/ area: Philosophical Anthropology, Metaphysics, African Metaphysics
Mr I Munyiswa
Lecturer
MA in Philosophy (UZ),BA Honours in Philosophy (UZ)PhD Student (University of Stellenbosch)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specilization: Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Research Focus/Areas:Political Philosophy (Citizenship, Capabilities Approach)
MS J GWARA
Lecturer
Currently Studying for PhD with UKZN, MA (UZ 2011), BA HONS (2009)
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Mr C T Zimunya
Lecturer
MA in Philosophy (UZ, 2011),BA Honours in Philosophy (UZ, 2010)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Logic
Research Focus/Areas: Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of science, philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of action
MS C M HATENDI
Lecturer
MA (UZ 2014), BA HONS (2011), PhD Student ( UZ)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: Business Ethics
Research Focus/Area: Business Ethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy of Education and History of Philosophy
OFFICE STAFF
Ms. B Chibvamushure
Office & Information Manager
MSc in Development Studies (NUST 2016), BSc in Sociology & Gender Development Studies (WUA), Diploma in Industrial Relations (UZ), Diploma in Secretarial Studies (Kwekwe Polytechnic), Certificate in Monitoring & Evaluation (UZ), Certificate in Secretarial Studies (Kwekwe Polytechnic).
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Mrs M. Sabeta
Chief Secretary
Pitman Advanced Secretarial (Academy of Pitman Studies 1984).
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Mrs G. Matikiti
Secretary
HEXCO National Diploma in Secretarial Studies (Harare Polytechnic 2005).
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