Frans Dokman is adept with debates within African philosophy and management. His publications include "Kobia's Clash: Ubuntu and International Management within the World Council of Churches" (2018) and "Linking Mission and Networks" (2020). Frans is former director and now associate researcher for the Nijmegen Institute for Mission Studies, Radboud University, The Netherlands.

Evaristi Magoti Cornelli is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. His research interests are African Political Philosophy and African Religion with a current focus on Indigenous Knowledge and Endangered Legacies in Tanzania. His publications include "Inter-religious Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2017) and "Decolonizing African Christian Spirituality" (2018).

Introduction-Frans Wijsen; Part I Tempels' Life, Work and Spirituality; 1 The Origin of Tempels' Bantu Philosophy-Evaristi Magoti Cornelli; 2 Bantu Philosophy by P. Tempels as One of the Expressions of African Philosophy in Front of African Vitalogy-Martin Nkafu Nkemnkia; Part II Bantu Philosophy in an African context; 3 Indigenous (African) Philosophy and the Fecundity of Expression-Pascah Mungwini; 4 Placide Tempels's Legacy in the Bantu-stanisation of Philosophy in Africa-Bernard Matolino; Part III Intercultural Philosophy and Bantu Philosophical Paradigms; 5 The African Debate on Placide Tempels' Bantu Philosophy-Pius Mosima; 6 Temples and the "Bumuntu Paradigm": Prolegomenon to an African Philosophy of Dialogue Among Civilizations in the 21st Century-Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha; Part IV Interdisciplinary Relevance of Tempels' Bantu Philosophy; 7 Does Bantu Philosophy Provide a Paradigm Shift for Management Sciences?-Frans Dokman; 8 "Until the lionesses tell their own story, history will always glorify the lions and the hunters." Beyond Bantu Philosophy: The Communal Role for Women in Pre-Colonial Africa.-Dudziro Nhengu; Epilogue-Does Bantu Philosophy Reinforce Conflict or Convergence Between African and Western Philosophy?-Frans Dokman