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Fired with the vision of missionary work in Africa, Merfyn Temple trained as a Methodist minister and sailed for Northern Rhodesia in 1943. Yet he soon came to reject the classic colonial-missionary mould. He joined the campaign for Zambian independence and became a close friend of President Kenneth Kaunda, working for the new Zambia in its struggles and mistakes. In his seven years of grass-roots life in the village of Chipapa, Merfyn combined the roles of rural development manager, outspoken advocate for justice, and local community worker, encouraging self-reliance and organic agriculture. He tells of his persistent belief in the people, and in their capacities to build their lives and livelihoods: attitudes that are gaining a wider currency, forty years after his pioneering work. "He is a major prophet of the modern Church, and to crown his other gifts he has absorbed the African skill for enthralling story-telling." Author and broadcaster Dr Colin Morris

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: Merfyn Temple - Maverick Missionary, Practical Dreamer
• Author: Merfyn Morley Temple
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780953036912
• ISBN: 9780953036912
• ID: 07420408
• Publisher: Millipede Books
• Weight: 328 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 157 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. November 2009

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