TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SOCIETY:

About the Book

In this book, the promovendus investigates the critical role a preacher and his/her homilies have in bringing transformation, development and healing in the human society. The investigation shows how a preacher has been sidelined on issues of progress, when from time immemorial he/she has been a critical and pivotal component in the phenomenon. The study is an attempt to reclaim a preacher’s role in bringing progress and healing in underdeveloped communities through homilies, particularly, in Venda, rural South Africa. This book proposes a preacher as the transformer, developer and healer of the people.

About the Author

Robert Munthali was born on 2 June 1963 in Kitwe, Zambia. He attended primary and secondary from 1970 to 1981 in Kitwe, Copperbelt province of Zambia. He studied theology at Justo Mwale Theological University College, a Reformed Seminary in Lusaka, for four years. He subsequently enrolled at the University of Pretoria, where he obtained a BA Honors in Practical Theology in 2004; followed by a master’s degree in Practical Theology cum laude in 2005. 2011 he obtained a PHD in Practical theology. He has been a minister of the gospel for the Uniting Presbyterian Church since 1986 in Southern Africa.