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    Theological Education and sustainable development in Zimbabwe: towards a transformative praxis in doing theology.
    (AOSIS Books, 2021) Dr. Lovejoy Chabata
    Theological colleges in Zimbabwe have been run on curricula that are mostly alien and eccentric to the socio-economic and political circumstances of the country. The curricula pursued in theological institutions in Zimbabwe were designed either in European or American settings under the auspices of missionaries who initiated those colleges. Typical of the maxim that he who pays the piper calls the tune, the curricula of theological colleges have espoused foreign theo-ideologies that are not in sync with real life situations facing the Zimbabwean community. Theological education in Africa, generally, and in Zimbabwe particularly, has not addressed the holistic needs of the continent. (Chitando 2013; Mugambi, 2013). It is now high time that a new African theological education curriculum be designed that entrenches sustainable socio-economic and political development initiatives (Phiri, 2009; Chitando, 2010). This Chapter investigates the appropriateness/relevance of current theological education curricula of twenty-three theological colleges in Zimbabwe. The main thesis in this Chapter is that theological education in Africa and in Zimbabwe particularly, can go beyond meeting the spiritual needs of the people to spearhead sustainable development initiatives for the economic survival of the country (Magezi & Banda, 2017). Deficiencies and efficiencies of theological education curricula in Zimbabwe shall be discussed in this work with the view to establish a contextually relevant and robust curriculum. At the end of the Chapter, recommendations shall be made on pertinent topics for integration into a down- to- earth curriculum for theological education. The Chapter advocates for a theological curriculum development that focuses on theology as a key agent and driver for socio-economic and political change.