Martin Mark

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Martin Mark (* 1961 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German Roman Catholic priest and theologian ( Old Testament scholar ).

Life

Martin Mark studied from 1981 to 1986 Catholic theology at the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg im Breisgau and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . He was a scholarship holder of the Cusanuswerk , a gifted organization of the German Bishops' Conference. In 1988 he received the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freiburg , the ordination . In 1998 he was at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz with a thesis on Psalm 118 for Dr. theol. PhD. In 2008 he completed his habilitation with a thesis on the personal conception of God in the book Exodus (chapters 33 and 34) at the University of Regensburg . Mark taught as a private lecturer and held substitute professorships at the Universities of Kassel , Würzburg , Regensburg and Lucerne .

In 2013 he was offered a professorship for the exegesis of the Old Testament at the Theological Faculty of the University of Lucerne . From 2014 to 2017 he was dean of the theological faculty in Lucerne.

Martin Mark was released from work on July 31, 2018 and terminated at the end of January 2019, according to his own statements without giving any specific reasons. As dean, he encountered irregularities in financial flows, in particular non-compliance with official channels, a lack of control mechanisms, overruns of competencies, privileges, hidden financial flows and a lack of transparency in budgeting and accounting, Mark told the media. His plan to implement appropriate reforms ended with his dismissal as dean. The university rejected Mark's allegations as "absolutely unfounded". The resignation was given by the University Council, whose president is the Lucerne government councilor Reto Wyss. Mark documented the events that he criticized in reports. The student body had initiated an online petition ("Stop: Dismissal Prof. Dr. M. Mark at the University of Lucerne"). At the end of January 2019, the university withdrew the notice and agreed to the full retirement demanded by Martin Mark on March 1, 2019. Because of this rehabilitation, the theology professor promised to refrain from further legal action. The parties agreed not to disclose the financial consequences.

Mark is involved in various specialist committees such as the Working Group of German-speaking Old Testament scholars (AGAT) and the European Society for Catholic Theology (ET) and the Swiss Theological Society (SThG). In addition, from 2012 to 2015 he was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lucerne Biblical-Liturgical Commentary on the Ordo Missae (LuBiLiKOM) project and from 2014 to 2019 a board member of the Swiss Society for Oriental Classical Studies (SGOA). Since 2013, Mark has also been the leading priest of the Malters-Schwarzenberg pastoral area (Canton Lucerne).

Fonts

  • The Lord is my strength and my protection. Poetological-theological study on Psalm 118 , Echter, Würzburg 1999, ISBN 3-429-02144-8
  • “My face goes” (Ex 33:14). God's promise of personal guidance. Herder, Freiburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-451-34052-9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Prof. Dr. Martin Mark. University of Lucerne, July 25, 2018, accessed on July 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ University of Lucerne resigns Old Testament student Martin Mark
  3. ↑ University professor explains himself - government council objects to criticism
  4. ^ Statement by Professor Martin Mark. Press release. On the report by Radio SRF on August 14, 2018 on the criticism of the University of Lucerne
  5. ↑ Media release on the interview with Dean Robert Vorholt in the Luzerner Zeitung on August 22, 2018
  6. ^ After a long dispute: theology professor and the University of Lucerne come to an agreement
  7. ^ Agreement between Professor Mark and the University of Lucerne
  8. ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 15, 2019, April 14
  9. ↑ Martin Mark's dismissal will result in an ordinary retirement
personal data
SURNAME Mark, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic priest and theologian (Old Testament scholar)
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau