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This monograph critically examines the intersection of gender, religion, and mental health in the context of COVID-19, centering African women s experiences. Drawing from the assertion that pandemics wear the face of a woman , it explores how social, cultural, and religious frameworks shaped women s struggles and resilience during this unprecedented time. With a particular focus on sustainable religious interventions, the book offers insights into how faith communities can support mental well-being in ways that challenge oppression and foster healing. Grounded in interdisciplinary scholarship and empirical research, this book is an essential read for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to understand and address the long-term gendered consequences of global health crises.
List of contents
Part 1. Factors Impacting on Women s Mental Health in Zimbabwe during the Era of Pandemics .- Chapter 1. Introduction: African Women, COVID-19, Religion and Mental Health : An African Religious Interventionist Perspective.- Chapter 2. Conspiracy theories during pandemics and their impact on African women s mental health: A moral and ethical dilemma.- Chapter 3. Unsung Heroines of World Pandemics: Women Caregivers in an African Setting with Special Reference to Zimbabwe.- Part II. Case studies on Zimbabwean Women s experiences of COVID-19 Induced Mental Health Challenges .- Chapter 4. Women, Bible, COVID-19, mental health in Africa and the diaspora: A case of Nemanwa Growth Point of Masvingo District, Zimbabwe.- Chapter 5. Impact of COVID-19 on Women s Ministries, A Platform for Mental Health 80 xii Dialogues: A Case Study of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe.- Chapter 6. Communal Support, Faith and Resilience: The ELCZ Western Diocese s Response to Women, COVID-19 and Mental Health.- Chapter 7. Women in African Instituted Churches response to COVID-19 induced Mental Health challenges: A study of the Zion Christian Church and Johanne Masowe Churches in Masvingo town, Zimbabwe.- Chapter 8. The impact of long COVID on Women Survivors Mental Health and Welfare: A Case Study of 20 women in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 9. The Intersectionality of Women, Family Life and Mental Health Challenges in Africa during COVID-19 Era: A Case Study of Gweru District High Density Suburbs in Zimbabwe.- Part III. Indigenous Resources and Women s Mental Health during the COVID-19 Era in Zimbabwe .- Chapter 10. Musha Mukadzi and Religio-Cultural Expectations: An Appraisal of Women and COVID-19 Induced Mental Health Challenges in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 11. COVID-19 and Women s Mental Health in Zimbabwe: Insights from the Ukama/Ubuhlobo (Relatedness) Ethic.- Chapter 12. Stigma and Discrimination of Female Caregivers for Mentally Ill Women: A Theological Reflection on the Shona People s Perspectives on Mental Health.- Chapter 13. Of indigenous Spirituality, Women and Mental Health in the Context of Climate change and Covid-19 among the Shona.- Part IIII. Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 Induced Mental Health Challenges .- Chapter 14. COVID-19 and Gender-based violence against girls in Zimbabwe: Re-thinking Parenthood and Women s Mental Health.- Chapter 15. COVID-19 s Shadow: Mental Health and Older Women in Botswana A Pastoral Response.- Chapter 16. Stigma and Mental Health Challenges Endured by Young Adult Women with Albinism during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Buhera District, Zimbabwe: A Liberationist Hermeneutical Reading of Psalm 10:17-18. Chapter 17. Positing Literary Arts as Part of Healing in the Face of a Pandemic: An Analysis of Selected Literary Writings by Zimbabwean Women.- Chapter 18. Stress Management Strategies Used during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of a Teacher Education Institution in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 19. Online Professional Counselling on Mitigating Depression among Bikita Rural Females Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era: An Appraisal of Challenges and Solutions.- Chapter 20. Pastoral Counselling and Women s Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe.
