Associate Senior Lecturer | Tewahedo Christian Studies Associate Senior Lecturer | Stockholm School of Eastern Christian Studies

Very Reverend Dr Abate Gobena

Dr. Abate Gobena teaches Patristics and Eastern Christian Theology (Tewahedo) in the Tewahedo department of Sankt Ignatios College. He qualified with a PhD from University College Stockholm (Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm). His dissertation is called “Sanctity and Environment in Ethiopian Hagiography: The Case of Gedle Gebre Menfes Qiddus” and handles eco-theology from the perspective of the Ethiopian Tewahedo tradition. He also has a BTh from Holy Trinity Theology College in Addis Ababa, where he has also taught.

abate.gobena@sanktignatios.org

Father Abate holds a Bachelor's degree in Agro-Engineering and Mechanization from Hawassa University in Ethiopia, a Bachelor's degree in Biodiversity Conservation from Göttingen University in Germany, a Master's degree in Sustainable Development from Middlesex University in England, and a Master's degree in Forest and Nature Conservation from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

He is involved in several research projects: Eco-Theology and Environmental Ethics (ECOTHEE-2019); Sustainable Alternatives for Poverty Reduction & Eco-Justice (SAPREJ-2020); European Academy of Religion (EuARe-2020) Bologna.

His research interests are in Eco-theology, Church History, Patristics, and Hagiography.