V. A. Demant

The Reverend
V. A. Demant
FRAI
The Reverend V. A. Demant FRAI
Born	Vigo Auguste Demant; 8 November 1893; Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died	3 March 1983 (aged 89); Headington, England
Spouse	Marjorie Tickner (m. 1925)
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Church of England
Ordained	1919 (deacon); 1920 (priest);
Congregations served	St John the Divine, Richmond; St Paul's Cathedral;
Academic background
Alma mater	Armstrong College, Durham; Manchester College, Oxford; Exeter College, Oxford;
Influences	Nikolai Berdyaev; R. G. Collingwood; Christopher Dawson; Jacques Maritain;
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Moral theology
School or tradition	Anglo-Catholicism
Institutions	Christ Church, Oxford
Influenced	William Temple

Vigo Auguste Demant FRAI^[9] (1893–1983), known as V. A. Demant, was an English Anglican priest, theologian, and social commentator. He was one of the 14 committee members who served on the Wolfenden Report on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution.

The Reverend V. A. Demant FRAI
Born	Vigo Auguste Demant (1893-11-08)8 November 1893 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died	3 March 1983(1983-03-03) (aged 89) Headington, England
Spouse	Marjorie Tickner (m. 1925) ^[1]


Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Church of England
Ordained	1919 (deacon) 1920 (priest)
Congregations served	St John the Divine, Richmond St Paul's Cathedral




Academic background
Alma mater	Armstrong College, Durham Manchester College, Oxford Exeter College, Oxford
Influences	Nikolai Berdyaev^[2] R. G. Collingwood^[3] Christopher Dawson^[4] Jacques Maritain^[5]
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Moral theology^[7]
School or tradition	Anglo-Catholicism^[6]
Institutions	Christ Church, Oxford
Influenced	William Temple^[8]