Declan Marmion (b. 1961) is an Irish Marist priest and theologian. He is currently Professor of Theology at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth.

Biography

Training as a Marist priest, he was educated at the

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, Germany, and the Milltown Institute, Dublin. Marmion also studied at

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, Dublin,

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and the

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, Belgium. He lectured in theology at the

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, before joining the staff of Maynooth College in 2013. He served as Dean of theology from 2015 to 2021. Marimon 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 and the Irish Times. Marimon has been the chief editor of the ''

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'' since 2013. He also serves as one of the series editor of ''Studies in Theology, Society and Culture'', published by Peter Lang.

Comments at funeral of Sean Fagan

At the funeral mass of his fellow Marist priest and theologian Fr Sean Fagan, Marimon spoke out against the church's treatment and

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of Fagan, and the absence of Bishops from his funeral.

Works

* ''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).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marmion, Declan 1961 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests 21st-century Irish Roman Catholic theologians Academics of St Patrick's College, Maynooth 21st-century Irish Roman Catholic priests 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic theologians University of Passau alumni Alumni of Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy Alumni of Heythrop College Alumni of All Hallows College, Dublin Alumni of Trinity College Dublin KU Leuven alumni