John Hatcher
John Hatcher | |
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| Born | September 22, 1940 |
Dr. John S. Hatcher (b. 1940) is an American Bahá’í who has written several books on various Bahá’í topics. He is the brother of William Hatcher.[1]
Background[edit]
Hatcher studied at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, in the early 1960's completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 and Master of Arts degree in 1963. He then embarked on a PhD at the University of Georgia completing it in 1968.[2]
In his professional career Hatcher taught English literature at universities ultimately settling at the University of South Florida where he taught for thirty-nine years and serving as its Director of Graduate Studies. He is now a retired Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida and lives on a farm in Plant City, Florida.[2]
He is an active Bahá’í and has served on the Executive Board of the Association of Bahá’í Studies and is an associate editor of the Journal of Bahá’í Studies. He has also written several books on the Faith, translated poetry by Táhirih in English with Dr. Amrollah Hemmat, and written several chapters on articles on the Bahá’í Faith for college textbooks. He was awarded the Templeton Prize in 2017 for his work in Bahá’í studies.[2]
Publications[edit]
- 1984 - From the Auroral Darkness: The Life and Poetry of Robert Hayden
- 1987 - The Purpose of Physical Reality
- 1990 - A Sense of History
- 1993 - The Arc of Ascent
- 1996 - The Law of Love Enshrined, with William Hatcher.
- 2002 - The Poetry of Táhirih, translated with Amrollah Hemmat.
- 2004 - Reunion With the Beloved: Poetry and Martyrdom, with Amrollah Hemmat.[3]
- 2005 - Close Connections: The Bridge Between Physical and Spiritual Reality
- 2007 - The Ascent of Society
- 2010 - The Face of God Among Us: How the Creator Educates Humanity[4]
- 2014 - Ali's Dream: The Story of Bahá’u’lláh[5]
- 2015 - Conversations, also published as Healing Hasan’s Heart
- 2016 - From Sin to Salvation: The Ascent of the Soul[6]
- 2018 - God's Plan for Planet Earth: And Your Neighborhood[7]
- 2018 - In the Beginning Was a Word: How Language Knits Reality Together[8]
- 2022 - The Body of God: A Reader's Guide to Bahá’u’lláh's Súrih of the Temple
- 2023 - The Ocean of His Words: A Reader's Guide to the Art of Bahá’u’lláh[9]
- 2024 - Sparks of Fire: Unknown Poetry of Táhirih, translated with Amrollah Hemmat.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://bahai-library.org/maneck_hatcher_love_enshrined
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://johnshatcher.com/personal-information/biography/
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/john-hatcher/products/reunion-beloved
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/john-hatcher/products/face-god
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/694640.Ali_s_Dream
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com.au/Sin-Salvation-Ascent-Soul/dp/1618511025
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/john-hatcher/products/gods-plan-planet-earth
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/john-hatcher/products/beginning-word
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/john-hatcher/products/ocean-of-his-words
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/john-hatcher/products/sparks-of-fire
