Zachary Hayes
American Franciscan theologian (1932–2014)
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Zachary J. Hayes OFM (September 21, 1932 – March 16, 2014) was an American Franciscan priest, theologian and Bonaventure scholar.
The Reverend Zachary Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1932 |
| Died | March 16, 2014 (aged 81) Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | Catholic Theological Union |
Notable works | Bonaventure: Mystical Writings (1999) |
Biography
Born in Chicago, Hayes completed a BA in philosophy in 1956 from Quincy University and a ThD in 1964 from the University of Bonn in Germany. While there, one of his professors was Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI; Hayes was later the first to translate Ratzinger's habilitation into English.[citation needed]
In 1974, he was appointed Full Professor of systematic theology at the Catholic Theological Union where he taught for 37 years, beginning as one of the founding professors in 1968.[1][2]
He published 16 books and 55 articles.[2] A festschrift was prepared in his honor, entitled That Others May Know and Love and published in 1997.[3]
Hayes died on March 16, 2014, at the age of 81.[4]
