Conrad Hyers

Conrad Hyers
Born	(1933-07-31)July 31, 1933 Philadelphia, PA
Died	March 23, 2013(2013-03-23) (aged 79) East Fallowfield Township, PA
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Professor of religion.
Known for	Author of many books on religion.

Merritt Conrad Hyers (31 July 1933 – 23 March 2013) was an American writer, lecturer, and ordained Presbyterian minister.^[1] He received his Ph.D. in Theology and Philosophy of Religion from Princeton Theological Seminary.^[1] Before retiring he was a Professor of Religion at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota from 1977-1997.^[1]

Works

Holy Laughter (1969)
Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen (1971)
Zen and the Comic Spirit (1975)
The Comic Vision and the Christian Faith (1981)
The Meaning of Creation: Genesis and Modern Science (1984)
And God Created Laughter (1987)
The Laughing Buddha (1989)
The Spirituality of Comedy (1996)

Notes

1 2 3 "Comparing Biblical and Scientific Maps of Origins (See bio at the foot of the page.)".

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