Tibebe eshete biography of michael jordan

Visiting Ethiopian scholar recounts consequences of ideas, faith

by Evanne Montoya

In his transformation from a young Marxist revolutionary to a Christian professor and author, Tibebe Eshete has found complexity and simplicity in history and life.

As he interacts with the next generation of leaders, he wants them to see the world’s diversity.

Tibebe eshete biography of michael jordan

Tibebe is a visiting history professor at Whitworth, filling in for professor Tony Clark, who is in China for a year.  He grew up in Harar, Ethiopia, and taught at Asmara University and Addis Ababa University before coming to the United States in 1993 to study.

After earning a doctoral degree in African history at Michigan State University, he taught at secular and Christian institutions—Missouri State University, Calvin College, Cornerstone University and Michigan State University.

Tibebe believes a narrow, local perspective is dangerous. Widening stud