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Visions for Peace

by Merfyn Morley Temple

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A missionary’s lifelong activism across faith, agriculture, and public protest

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A missionary’s lifelong activism across faith, agriculture, and public protest

Merfyn Morley Temple’s account traces the pursuits that continued after three decades of Methodist missionary work in Zambia, when he returned to pastoral ministry in Oxfordshire. The book gathers episodes of direct action and advocacy: an attempted voyage to the Falklands during the war, a bicycle journey across Africa promoting organic agriculture, and a later trip to Harare to deliver a letter to President Mugabe that led to several days in jail. Photographs and newspaper cuttings accompany this personal record, placing Temple’s religious vocation alongside campaigns for justice and organic farming.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in activist memoirs rooted in religious life
  • Those seeking personal accounts of organic-agriculture advocacy
  • Readers curious about missionary experience and post-retirement public action

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Activism and justiceMethodist missionary workOrganic agricultureAfricaPolitical protest

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Book overview

Returning from his 31 years as a Methodist missionary in Zambia, Merfyn Temple tries to settle down into a quiet pastoral ministry in Oxfordshire. But his impulsive energy and charisma soon find other causes to follow and wrongs to right. From his efforts to sail to the Falklands at the height of the war, to his cycle ride through Africa to promote organic agriculture, Merfyn sweeps us all into his passion for justice. At the age of 83 his journey to Harare and deliver a personal letter to President Mugabe, ends him in the city jail for a few days. Liberally illustrated with photographs and newspaper cuttings, Merfyn's story is an example and a challenge to every armchair activist.
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