Conrad Hyers

Conrad Hyers
Born	July 31, 1933 Philadelphia, PA
Died	March 23, 2013 (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. "Comparing Biblical and Scientific Maps of Origins (See bio at the foot of the page.)".