Abstract

The article discusses the nexus of religion and politics in Zimbabwe, which has arguably contributed to the death of democracy. The article is earthed in decoloniality, and gives examples of how religion has contributed to the death of democracy. The examples that are discussed are praise texts siding with oppression, mental destabilization by religious leaders, and ignoring the plight of poor and marginalized people. The article goes further to suggest how religion can be reconfigured within the political space as part of a struggle to enact democracy in Zimbabwe’s second republic. The article argues that religious leaders who are in a nexus with political figures should contribute to structures and discourses that champion social justice and democracy.