From Orthodoxy to Orthopraxis: A Theological Analysis of the Seventh-day Adventist Engagement with Development, Relief and Humanitarian Crises in Zimbabwe in the 21st Century

This article explores the role of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) in development and relief work society, assessing whether it is guided by orthodoxy or orthopraxis wake human rights violations. It traces history SDA’s involvement Zimbabwe’s development, humanitarian processes, checking its stance on prevailing abuses. delineates not apolitical non-social activism due to influence Millerites’ theological philosophical concepts within SDA. We should do theology for people, that calls more than orthodoxy. The missiological responsibility be limited pulpit, failing cater prophetic voice challenging social ills. In pursuit this, employs sciences unpacking structural societal functions church quest relevant. A biblical doctrinal reflection SDA will utilised this analysis. pastoral SDA, which grounded people’s concrete experience, interrogated. analyse socio-economic problems Zimbabwe show efforts bring change transformation lives suffering Zimbabweans. relevant question is: Could possible sustain a withdrawal non-participation against backdrop crisis? as Christian denomination has had much political processes compared other institutions Zimbabwe. Because religion saturates existence Africans, enquiry very significant. argues have been deployed during crisis years