Elisabeth Elliot

Elisabeth Elliot’s inspirational accounts of her husband’s death as a missionary in Ecuador in the 1950s, Through the Gates of Splendor and Shadow of the Almighty, became evangelical staples. Elliot went on to write about faith and womanhood and hosted a Christian radio show. After years of suffering from dementia, she died in 2015 at age 88.

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Elisabeth Elliot Passes Through Gates of Splendor
Missionary Pioneer Elisabeth Elliot Passes Through Gates of Splendor
Books by widow of martyred Jim Elliot were staples in many evangelical homes.
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Elisabeth Elliot's Strong Views Were Not About Women Only
Elisabeth Elliot's Strong Views Were Not About Women Only
Swimming against the stream is always hard. An interview with Elisabeth Elliot.
  • Elisabeth Elliot Was a Flawed Figure God Used in Extraordinary Ways
    Elisabeth Elliot Was a Flawed Figure God Used in Extraordinary Ways
    No less than her martyred husband, she could be inspiring and frustrating all at once.
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  • CT ArchivesFrom the Archives: Elisabeth Elliot’s Devotionals
  • Elisabeth Elliot’s Lost Manuscript
    Elisabeth Elliot’s Lost Manuscript
    While searching through old files, radio producers at Back to the Bible discovered an unpublished work written by the late missionary pioneer.
  • Wheaton’s New Jim Elliot Plaque Does More Than Remove ‘Savage’
    Wheaton’s New Jim Elliot Plaque Does More Than Remove ‘Savage’
    The revised memorial takes a longer view at the well-known story of the missionaries killed by the Waorani.
  • Wheaton Pulls Jim Elliot Missionary Plaque to Reword ‘Savage’ Description
    Wheaton Pulls Jim Elliot Missionary Plaque to Reword ‘Savage’ Description
    The college plans to update the inscription to “reflect the full dignity” of the Waorani tribe.
  • CT ArchivesThe Best of CT: Missions to the Waorani
  • A New Set of Spotlights on Elisabeth Elliot
    A New Set of Spotlights on Elisabeth Elliot
    What we learn about her life and work from two releases of previously unpublished writings.
  • Missionary Opponents Misunderstand the Waorani Mission. So Do Evangelicals.
    Missionary Opponents Misunderstand the Waorani Mission. So Do Evangelicals.
    Some revere Jim Elliot and his friends as martyrs. Others revile them as oppressors. Both sides have an incomplete picture.
  • Noteworthy Deaths of 2015: Elisabeth Elliot, Robert Schuller, Andrae Crouch, and More
    Noteworthy Deaths of 2015: Elisabeth Elliot, Robert Schuller, Andrae Crouch, and More
    Here are the Christian leaders lost last year that CT readers mourned most.
  • Farewell to the Missionary Hero
    Farewell to the Missionary Hero
    How candid confessions of failure and frustration found their way into stories from the field.