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"NATURE AND THEOLOGY" BOOK PUBLISHED
Noyan Tapan
Jun 05 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of Mother See of
Holy Etchmiadzin, Sevan's Vazgenian theological school and Yerevan
State University, a book "Nature and Theology" was published where
environmental protection principals are presented as well as the
viewpoint of the Christian Church on the fact that the ecological
crisis arose as a result of human activities.
The school supervisor Archamadrite Mkrtich Proshian mentioned at
the June 4 presentation of the book in Ashot Yerkat hall of Armenia
Marriott hotel that there are ecological problems set not only for the
Armenain nature and people but also for the mankind of the Planet. "Man
does not take enough care of the nature created by God in the case
when first of all man is responsible for environmental conservation,"
said Mkrtich Proshian.
In the words of bishop Pargev Martirosian, head of Armenian Apostolic
Church Artsakh diocese, mankind should have respect for all those
things God created and preserve nature. "Man can't live only in his
own interest and in prejudice of others," mentioned His Holiness.
The co-author of the book, assistant supervisor of the Vazgen
theological school, clergyman Minas Martirosian informed that it
is already six years the course Green Theology has been taught
in the school. It includes ecology, environmental protection and
ecotheology. In his words, mankind is under the threat of two kinds
of interrelated crises: spiritual and ecological, and in order to
overcome them first of all one needs to clean oneself spiritually as
"the man who undergoes spiritual degration causes nature degration".
Archimandrite Vazgen Nanian, Supervisor of Gevorgian theological
Seminary, Archimandrite Mkrtich Proshian, Supervisor of Vazgenian
theological school, Aram Simonian, Rector of YSU, Konrad Reiser,
ex-Secretary General of World Church Council (WCC), WCC Armenian Round
Table Fund and YSU officials, representatives of other organizations
and environmental organizations were present at the ceremony.
Noyan Tapan
Jun 05 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of Mother See of
Holy Etchmiadzin, Sevan's Vazgenian theological school and Yerevan
State University, a book "Nature and Theology" was published where
environmental protection principals are presented as well as the
viewpoint of the Christian Church on the fact that the ecological
crisis arose as a result of human activities.
The school supervisor Archamadrite Mkrtich Proshian mentioned at
the June 4 presentation of the book in Ashot Yerkat hall of Armenia
Marriott hotel that there are ecological problems set not only for the
Armenain nature and people but also for the mankind of the Planet. "Man
does not take enough care of the nature created by God in the case
when first of all man is responsible for environmental conservation,"
said Mkrtich Proshian.
In the words of bishop Pargev Martirosian, head of Armenian Apostolic
Church Artsakh diocese, mankind should have respect for all those
things God created and preserve nature. "Man can't live only in his
own interest and in prejudice of others," mentioned His Holiness.
The co-author of the book, assistant supervisor of the Vazgen
theological school, clergyman Minas Martirosian informed that it
is already six years the course Green Theology has been taught
in the school. It includes ecology, environmental protection and
ecotheology. In his words, mankind is under the threat of two kinds
of interrelated crises: spiritual and ecological, and in order to
overcome them first of all one needs to clean oneself spiritually as
"the man who undergoes spiritual degration causes nature degration".
Archimandrite Vazgen Nanian, Supervisor of Gevorgian theological
Seminary, Archimandrite Mkrtich Proshian, Supervisor of Vazgenian
theological school, Aram Simonian, Rector of YSU, Konrad Reiser,
ex-Secretary General of World Church Council (WCC), WCC Armenian Round
Table Fund and YSU officials, representatives of other organizations
and environmental organizations were present at the ceremony.