Richard Gurinsky
H. Richard Gurinsky (d. June 24, 1999) is a Bahá’í who wrote a book on the Tablet of Ahmad.
Biography[edit]
Gurinsky was born into a Jewish family of Russian descent and he was raised on Long Island, New York, and attended Hebrew school in his youth and he later attended Swarthmore College and Northwestern University. In 1970 he converted to Christianity and in 1971 he visited the Wilmette Temple and discovered and began studying the Bahá’í Faith and became a Bahá’í.[1]
In 1972 Gurinsky graduated with a Master's degree in materials science, married Margaret Loring Giebitz, and pioneered to Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation in New Mexico however after finding himself unable to find work he enrolled in New Mexico State University to study education and in 1974 he began teaching at Mescalero Elementary School.[1] As of 1979 he was serving as the secretary of the District Teaching Committee of New Mexico,[2] and in 1982 he coordinated a direct teaching project which resulted in 151 declarations.[3]
In 1982 Gurinsky moved to Alamogordo, New Mexico with his family and in 1984 he began working at New Mexico State University and he became an assistant professor of physics and mathematics. In the early 1990's he spent several summer holidays making travel teaching trips to Russia. In 1993 his marriage ended in a divorce.[1]
In 1996 Gurinsky remarried to Linda Kehoe who he met at a Unit Convention however his health began to deteriorate and by 1997 he was legally blind and he began writing his book on the Tablet of Ahmad with his wife assisting him. In April 1999 he submitted a draft of the book to George Ronald for publication however he passed away before the book was released in 2000.[1]
Publications[edit]
Talks[edit]
- 1999 - On the Tablet of Ahmad
