Memorial Service Honoring Richard Hays

A memorial service honoring Richard Hays will be held at Duke Chapel on Friday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Richard Lischer, James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor Emeritus of Preaching, will preach, with Rev. Meghan Benson and Rev. Gloria Winston serving as co-officiants.
 
Jeremy Begbie, Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology and The McDonald Agape Director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts, will play a piano selection, and Chad Fothergill will play organ during the service.
 
Richard B. Hays, the former dean and George Washington Ivey Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, died at the age of 76. Hays was internationally recognized for his work on the Gospels, the letters of Paul, and on New Testament ethics. His scholarly work bridged the disciplines of biblical criticism and literary studies, and he consistently sought to demonstrate how close reading of the New Testament can inform the church’s theological reflection, proclamation, and ministry. Read more about Hays.