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Abate Gobena teaches Patristics and Eastern Christian Theology (Tewahedo) at the Tewahdo seminary. He qualified with a BTh. from Holy Trinity Theology College in Addis Ababa where he has also taught. His research interests are in Eco-theology, Church History, Patristics, and Hagiography. Fr Abate lives in London in the UK and serves as parish priest at the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church there.
Fr. Abate also has a BSc. in Agro-Engineering and Mechanization (Hawassa University, Ethiopia), an MSc. in Biodiversity Conservation (Gottingen University, Germany), an M.A. in Sustainable Development (Middlesex University, UK) and an MSc. in Forest and Nature Management (SLU, Sweden).
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.
“If you are theologian you will pray in truth, and if you pray in truth you are a theologian”. St. Ephraim
Books
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Gobena, Abate, 2023. Sanctity and Environment in Ethiopian Hagiography: The Case of Gedle Gebre Menfes Qiddus. Stockholm: Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm.
Eastern Christian Theology – Byzantine Orthodox , 7.5 credits
Eastern Christian Theology – Syriac Orthodox , 7.5 credits
Eastern Christian Theology – Coptic Orthodox , 7.5 credits
Eastern Christian Theology – Tewahedo Orthodox , 7.5 credits
Historical Theology with Church History, 7.5 credits
Historical Theology with Church History, Distance Education, 7.5 credits
History of Eastern Christianity: Mission and Development, 7,5 credits
History of Eastern Christianity: Mission and Development, Distance Education, 7,5 credits
Patristics and the Great Church Fathers, 7,5 credits
Text and Context in Eastern Christian Studies, Distance Education, 7.5 credits