death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
east fallowfield township , pa 23 march 2013 philadelphia , pa united states 31 july 1933 author of many books on religion . conrad hyers
 conrad hyers former professor of religion .
conrad hyers

merritt conrad hyers -lrb- 31 july 1933 -- 23 march 2013 -rrb- was an american writer , lecturer , and ordained presbyterian minister .
he received his ph.d. in theology and philosophy of religion from princeton theological seminary .
before retiring he was a professor of religion at gustavus adolphus college in st. peter , minnesota from 1977-1997 .
