Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and indexes.

Gudina Tumsa's theological writings. The church as an institution, or The concept of the church ; Stewardship of the gospel ; Address to the Board of the Norwegian Missionary Society in support of the invitation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus to the mission for assistance : Stjørdal near Trondheim in Norway, August 31, 1968 ; Report on church growth in Ethiopia ; On the interrelation between proclamation of the gospel and human development ; Report at the Ethiopia Consultation ; Serving the whole man : a responsible church ministry and a flexible international aid relationship ; Pastoral letter : the Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus in the Ethiopian revolution ; Memorandum : some issues requiring discussions and decisions ; The moratorium debate and the ECMY ; Unbelief from historical perspective, or kairos ; The responsibility of the ECMY towards ecumenical harmony ; The role of a Christian in a given society -- Tsehay Tolessa's story. Preface to In the fiery furnace / Lensa Gudina. In the fiery furnace : the story of Tsehay Tolessa and Gudina Tumsa, the assassinated general secretary of the Mekane Yesus Church in Ethiopa / Aud Sæverås with Tsehay Tolessa. Conclusion : the reception and expansion of Gudina Tusma's legacy in Ethiopia, Africa, and beyond / Samuel Yonas Deressa -- Appendix : the church and ideologies / Baro Tumsa.