Gudina Tumsa ( oromo Guddinaa Tumsaa ) (1929 - July 28, 1979 ) is an Ethiopian Lutheran theologian, from 1966 to 1979 - the general secretary of the church Mekane Jesus . Died at the hands of soldiers Derg .
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Biography
Gudina Tumsa was born in 1929 in the Oromia region (by orom ) by ethnicity. In 1955-1958 he received theological education in the Swedish Evangelical Mission in Najo [1] .
In 1963, as one of the leaders of the newly created Mekane Church, Jesus was sent to study in the United States. He was educated at the Lutheran seminary in the city of Saint Paul , where his work was greatly influenced by the works of Reingold Niebuhr [1] . In 1966 he received a bachelor's degree in theology. After returning to Ethiopia, Tums was elected general secretary of the church. In this capacity, he participated in a number of conferences of the LWF and WCC .
After the pro-communist regime came to power, the attitude towards Mekan Jesus gradually deteriorated. In June 1979, Gudin Tums was arrested, but soon released as a result of a petition from Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere . After this, the theologian was offered to flee the country, but he refused, arguing that he could not leave his flock. In July, Tumsa was abducted and killed (strangled) by the regime's soldiers [1] . Subsequently, it became known as “ Bonhoeffer of Africa” [2] .
Memory
In 1992, the Gudina Tumsy Foundation was created, which declared the purpose of its creation as helping people suffering physically, as well as those who want justice and freedom [3] . In 2008, a group of young Ethiopian theologians created the Gudina Tumsa forum [4] . In 2013, President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck visited his grave during a visit to Ethiopia [5] .
Family
Houdin Tumsa was married to Tsehay Tolesa and had daughters Lens Goudin and Aster Gudin. Lens is currently the Managing Director of the Gudin Tums Foundation.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Gudina Tumsa. The Voice of an Ethiopian Prophet on Dictionary of African Christian Biography (English) Archive dated May 4, 2013 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Eide, Øyvind. Revolution and Religion in Ethiopia: Growth and Persecution of the Mekane Yesus Church, 1974-85. 2nd ed. Oxford: James Currey, 2000. Print.
- ↑ Gudima Tumsa Foundation, The Vision , retrieved on 13 February, 2013.
- ↑ Luther Seminary, Gudina Tumsa Theological Forum Archival copy of September 21, 2013 on the Wayback Machine ,
- ↑ besucht Grab des äthiopischen Kirchenfürsten Gudina Tumsa (him)