Elisabeth Elliot

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Elisabeth Elliot (born December 21, 1926 in Brussels as Elisabeth Howard ; † June 15, 2015 in Gloucester (Massachusetts) ) was an American evangelical missionary , author and speaker.

Life

Elisabeth Elliot was born in Belgium to a missionary family. In 1948, she graduated from Wheaton College and was preparing to travel to South America as a missionary . In 1952 she started her work in the Andes . In 1953 she married Jim Elliot , who had also studied at Wheaton College. The Elliots then worked as missionaries in the eastern part of Ecuador . The marriage produced a daughter. In January 1956, her husband and four other missionaries were killed by a group of Huaorani .

Elisabeth Elliott continued her missionary work after the death of her husband.

Works (selection)

  • Elisabeth Elliot: In the shadow of the Almighty. Jim Elliot's Notes . R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 1962 and others; CLV, Bielefeld 1999, ISBN 3-89397-319-2
  • Elisabeth Elliot: Hugged by God . Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2004, ISBN 3-7751-4022-0

literature

  • Carl E. Armerding: "Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2105 [sic]): Accidental Brethren Missionary?" In: Brethren Historical Review 11 (2015), pp. 104–118.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sam Roberts: Elisabeth Elliot, Tenacious Missionary in Face of Tragedy, Dies at 88. In: The New York Times , June 18, 2015 (accessed June 19, 2015).
  2. ^ Randall Herbert Balmer: Elliot, Elisabeth (née Howard, Elisabeth) (1926–) . In: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism . Baylor University Press, Waco 2004, ISBN 1-932792-04-X , pp. 228 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Elliot, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American evangelical missionary, author, and speaker
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels , Belgium
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 2015
Place of death Gloucester , Massachusetts , United States