The ecological efforts of the "green patriarch"

Japundžić, Antun (author)

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew, started very early to deal with the issues of ecology and he also engaged in many different activities entwined with ecology and environment protection. In this area of public activity, one can clearly observe the continuity of endeavours of the patriarch Bartholomew, who has shown interest in the field of environmental preservation when he was an associate of the patriarch Demetrius. This interest in ecology became even more evident when he continued to work in this area after being elected as patriarch. Bartholomew recognised the ecological necessities, and he uses different ways to invite and encourage the others to develop acumen and sensitivity toward the care for the environment where we live, always accentuating that this is a call to which we all are invited to respond, that the emergence of the ecological crisis is a responsibility of everyone. Due to his many efforts in the area of ecology, Bartholomew was given the title of the ,green patriarch‘.

• Language: English
• Keywords: ecology, orthodox theology, "green patriarch", Constantinople, ecumenical, Bartholomew
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2022
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 161-170
• Numbering: Letn. 82, [št.] 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-164090
• UDC: 271-1:574
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2022/01/Japundzic
• COBISS.SI-ID: 114913027
• Publication date in RUL: 17.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Bogoslovna akademija, Bogoslovna akademija, Teološka fakulteta v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Ekološka prizadevanja "zelenega patriarha"

Abstract

Konstantinopelski ali ekumenski patriarh Bartolomej se je ekologiji začel posvečati zelo zgodaj. Vključen je v različne dejavnosti, povezane z ekologijo in varstvom narave. Na tem področju javnega delovanja je v prizadevanjih patriarha Bartolomeja, ki se je za ohranjanje narave zanimal že, ko je bil pomočnik patriarha Demetrija, mogoče opaziti jasno kontinuiteto. Zanimanje za ekologijo je postalo še vidnejše po njegovi izvolitvi za patriarha – Bartolomej je prepoznal nujnost zavzemanja za ekologijo. Pri tem uporablja različne načine, s katerimi druge ljudi vabi, spodbuja k razvijanju zavesti, občutljivosti in skrbnosti za okolje, v katerem živimo. Vseskozi poudarja, da gre za klic, na katerega smo povabljeni odgovoriti vsi – pojav ekološke krize je odgovornost vsakogar. Zaradi njegovih številnih prizadevanj na področju ekologije se je Bartolomeja prijel vzdevek ,zeleni patriarh‘.

• Keywords: ekologija, pravoslavna teologija, "zeleni patriarh", Konstantinopel, ekumenski, Bartolomej