Greta Thunberg: Professor claims she has 'a prophetic voice' and can 'see into the future'

Lately, Greta Thunberg has been making a name for herself, and not only because of her environmental activism. A few months ago, she revealed details about her private life, and she also stood up to Andrew Tate. Soon she could be making headlines with a very special event.

'She is a prophetic voice'

According to the Standard, Greta Thunberg is to be awarded an honorary doctorate in Helsinki on June 9. The Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki announced this on its website, as Kathpress announced on Thursday 30 March. The statement said:

Your actions have given us all the task of changing our daily lives as members of communities and societies, but above all as human beings.

Martti Haikki Nissinen, who works as a professor at the faculty, explains in Die Zeitwhy he thinks this is right:

For me, she is a prophetic voice - prophetic in a broader interpretation. Prophecy is something with which one sees into the future - and Thunberg, in this view, sees more than other people.

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Environmental activism is not a religion

In the same speech, the theologian also points out, according to T-Online, that the climate movement to which Greta belongs should not be seen as a religion. Nissinnen argues:

There are movements where people are quite enthusiastic about a cause, where you can naturally find a common denominator to religion. Some have leaders, some have dogmas, that is, very important principles that everyone must subscribe to.

Greta nevertheless has the status of an 'icon'.

This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag DE.

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T-Online: Greta Thunberg soll Ehrendoktorwürde erhalten

Zeit: "Greta ist eine Ikone"

Standard: Klimaaktivistin Thunberg erhält Ehrendoktortitel in Theologie