▁' J ew ish ▁characteristics ' ▁in ▁letters ▁to ▁his ▁ment or ▁Hein ro th . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sal zburg ▁post hum ously ▁res c ind ed ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁awarded ▁to ▁Lor enz ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁cit ing ▁his ▁party ▁membership ▁and ▁his ▁assert ions ▁in ▁his ▁application ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" always ▁a ▁National ▁Social ist ", ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁work ▁" stand s ▁to ▁serve ▁National ▁Social ist ▁thought ". ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁also ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁using ▁his ▁work ▁to ▁spread ▁" basic ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁rac ist ▁ide ology ▁of ▁National ▁Social ism ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁Lor enz ▁supported ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁Aust rian ▁Green ▁Party ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁became ▁the ▁figure head ▁of ▁the ▁Kon rad ▁Lor enz ▁Volks b ege hren , ▁a ▁grass - ro ots ▁movement ▁that ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁power ▁plant ▁at ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁near ▁H ain burg ▁an ▁der ▁Don au ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁wood land . ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁and ▁legacy ▁▁ ▁Lor enz ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁' The ▁father ▁of ▁eth ology ', ▁by ▁N iko ▁T in ber gen . ▁Perhaps ▁Lor enz ' s ▁most ▁important ▁contribution ▁to ▁eth ology ▁was ▁his ▁idea ▁that ▁behavior ▁patterns ▁can ▁be ▁studied ▁as ▁an atom ical ▁org ans . ▁ ▁This ▁concept ▁forms ▁the