"Eide has brought to a wider audience the story of a church in revolutionary times. In so doing he has contributed to the understanding of the revolution itself."
-- Donald Crumney, Professor of History, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana"
"Eide ... has brought to a wider audience the story of a church in revolutionary times. In so doing he has contributed to the understanding of the revolution itself."
-- Donald Crumney, Professor of History, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
The Ethiopian revolution that began in 1974 toppled the government of the emperor Selassie I, and undermined the power of the ruling elite. Despite the fact that it was initially supported by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), the movement, with backing from the Soviet Union, began to heavily persecute the EEMCY. Although the re