Elisabeth Elliot
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
- Literature by and about Elisabeth Elliot in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Elisabeth Elliot
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ^ 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).
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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 |