Tempels urged missionaries to abandon Western methods and start from African beliefs.

Evidence

Writing about “les bases de notre Catéchèse en Afrique” in Notre rencontre, Tempels maintains that the missionary must abandon European theories and ideologies, set aside Western manuals and methodologies and begin from below by engaging in dialogue with Africans. The priest has to take into consideration the ideas and beliefs of local African people. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 712

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Tempels urged missionaries to abandon European methodologies for African dialogue.; Missions must abandon European frameworks and start from below with Africans.; Tempels abandoned doctrinal manuals to seek felt Bantu understanding before re-evangelizing. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 685 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Tempels urged missionaries to abandon European methodologies for African dialogue.; Missions must abandon European frameworks and start from below with Africans.; Tempels abandoned doctrinal manuals to seek felt Bantu understanding before re-evangelizing. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 685 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Tempels urged missionaries to abandon European methodologies for African dialogue. #corroborates (0.98)