Tempels embraced dialogue as a categorical imperative for evangelization.

Evidence

Tempels himself explained very clearly how he came to embrace dialogue as a categorical imperative for his work of evangelization. His approach to dialogue begins with an astonishing 1961 confession he made at the Ivory Coast Symposium organized by Présence Africaine, which had invited various specialists of African traditional religions, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism to reflect on the definition of “African Personality.” — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 681

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the frame for Tempels’ dialogical method through his 1961 confession.