Suzanne Hequet

The Life, Works, and Witness of Tsehay Tolessa and Gudina Tumsa, the Ethiopian Bonhoeffer

History & Biography

“The words, teaching, and life of Gudina Tumsa reach out to us from his grave. His strong confessional stance was inextricably linked to the gospel message of love and justice. His theology was holistic in the best sense of the word, calling for unity in the midst of a church divided, for justice in the midst of social and economic inequities. Now Deressa and Wilson have gathered his writings and the story of both Gudina and his wife, Tsehay Tolessa, into one book for Americans to read and cherish. Here, readers are invited to see Gudina’s vision and understand the power of the gospel today for Christians in a suffering world.”