Irish Marist priest and theologian
Declan Marmion SM (b. 1961) is an Irish Marist priest and theologian. He is currently Professor of Theology at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth .
Training as a Marist priest, he was educated at the University of Passau , Germany, and the Milltown Institute , Dublin. Marmion also studied at Heythrop College, University of London , All Hallows College , Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin and the Catholic University of Leuven , Belgium.[ 1]
He lectured in theology at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy , before joining the staff of Maynooth College in 2013. He served as Dean of theology from 2015 to 2021.[ 2]
Marmion has written on theology and the church, and contributed to many publications, and academic journals including Louvain Studies and Milltown Studies , and also written articles for the Irish Catholic[ 3] and the Irish Times.[ 4]
Marmion has been the chief editor of the Irish Theological Quarterly since 2013.[ 5] He also serves as one of the series editor of Studies in Theology, Society and Culture , published by Peter Lang .[ 6]
At the funeral mass of his fellow Marist priest and theologian Fr Sean Fagan, Marmion spoke out against the church's treatment and censuring of Fagan,[ 7] and the absence of Bishops from his funeral.[ 8]
A Spirituality of Everyday Faith by Declan Marmion, Eerdmans Publishing Company, (1998).
Christian Identity in a Postmodern Age , Edited by Declan Marmion Veritas, Dublin, (2005).
An Introduction to the Trinity by Declan Marmion and Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Cambridge University Press, (2010).
Remembering the Reformation: Martin Luther and Catholic Theology , editors Declan Marmion, Salvador Ryan and Gesa E Thiessen, Fortress Press, (2017).
^ Rahner, Karl (2000). "Experiences of a Catholic Theologian" (PDF) . Theological Studies . 61 (61). Translated by Marmion, Declan; Thiessen, Gesa: 3. doi :10.1177/004056390006100101 . S2CID 169600333 .
^ "How do you make a good priest?" (PDF) . Echos from the Life of the European Province, EuroInfo (153). June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2022.
^ Marmion, Declan (September 5, 2019). "Forming the priests of the future to be missionary disciples" . The Irish Catholic .
^ Marmion, Declan (October 15, 2010). "A 'capacity for joy'... How do you make a good priest?" . The Irish Times .
^ "Editorial Board: Irish Theological Quarterly" . Sage Journals . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "Studies in Theology, Society and Culture" . Peter Lang Verlag . Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ O'Brien, Tim (July 19, 2016). "Fr Seán Fagan 'paid a high price' for his beliefs, Mass hears" . The Irish Times .
^ Mac Donald, Sarah (August 12, 2016). "Irish theologian criticizes bishops' absence at Fagan funeral" . National Catholic Reporter .
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