Ivan Platovnjak

Ivan Platovnjak (*1963, Celje)

After graduating from the Faculty of Theology in Ljubljana (1989), he was ordained a priest of the Maribor diocese. During his chaplaincy he studied spirituality at the Institute for Christian Spirituality of the Catholic Theological Faculty at the University of Zagreb (1992-1994). In 2001 he received his doctorate from the Institute for Spirituality of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome with the thesis: Lo sviluppo della dottrina conciliare circa la direzione spirituale nelle tre ultime esortazioni apostoliche post-sinodali (1962-1996). He entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in 2005. At present he participates in the various spiritual programs as a Jesuit team member at the Saint Ignatius Retreat House in Ljubljana. 

Since 2001 he has been a member of the Faculty of Theology in Ljubljana where he coordinates the program of Advanced Studies in Spirituality. Professor Platovnjak frequently chairs professional conferences and theological symposiums. 

He is head of the Institute for Moral Theology and Spiritual Issues of Contemporary Culture, a member of the European Association for Catholic Theology and serves on the editorial boards of the Magazines: Obnovljeni život and Studia Gdańskie. 

He is a member of the Research Projects Ethical-Religious Grounds and Perspectives of Society and the Religious Studies in the Context of Education and Violence (P6-0269).

Areas of research

Spirituality, Spiritual Experience, Spirituality of Everyday and Professional life, Dynamics of Psycho-spiritual Growth, Spiritual Accompaniment, Spiritual Exercises, Introduction to Spiritual and Payer Life, Forgiveness, Spirituality and Health, Spirituality and Sacrifice, Spirituality and Culture, Ecology and Economics, Spirituality of Priests, Persons of Consecrated Life and Christian Lay People, Spirituality of Spouses, Preparation for Marriage, Spirituality in Palliative Care, Mourning, e.c.

Fields of work

• Coordinator of the Study Programme: Advanced Studies in Spirituality at the Faculty of Theology in Ljubljana.
• Research in Christian spirituality and the spirituality of priests, consecrated person and lay people.
• Integrated spiritual formation, introduction to the spiritual life. 
• Guiding the Spiritual exercises.
• Marriage preparation and the accompaniment of married couples.
• Accompaniment of mourners and a three-month program for grieving persons.
• The formation of Spiritual directors and leaders of the Spiritual Exercises.

Selected bibliography for the last five years (2020-2025).

ARTICLES AND OTHER COMPONENT PARTS

1.01 Original scientific article

1.02 Review article

1.04 Professional article

1.05 Popular article

1.12 Published scientific conference contribution abstract

1.16 Independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph

1.18 Professional entry in dictionary, encyclopaedia or lexicon

1.21 Polemic, discussion, commentary

1.22 Interview

1.25 Other component parts

MONOGRAPHS AND OTHER COMPLETED WORKS

2.01 Scientific monograph

2.02 Professional monograph

2.05 Other educational material

2.19 Radio or television broadcast, podcast, interview, press conference

2.25 Other monographs and other completed works

PERFORMED WORKS (EVENTS)

3.11 Radio or television event

3.14 Invited lecture at foreign university

3.15 Unpublished conference contribution

3.25 Other performed works

SECONDARY AUTHORSHIP

Editor

Mentor for Master's Theses (Bologna study programme)

Mentor for Undergraduate Theses (1st cycle Bologna study programme)

Author of introduction, etc.

Referee

UNCLASSIFIED

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Selected bibliography for the last five years (2020-2025).
Last updated: 28. 04. 2025

Full bibliography (IZUM/SICRIS)

Source of bibliographic records: shared data base COBISS.SI/COBIB.SI

Lexicon of Christian ethics (L6-6053)

Ethical-religious foundations and perspectives of the society and religiology in the context of modern education and violence (P6-0269).