John is Professor Emeritus in English literature at the University of South Florida. He has published a number of works too many to list. His works include original poetry and novels, the translation of poetry from Persian and Arabic, and a sequence of works about the Baha#39;i view of physical reality. In the interview we focus primarily on the last area. The works related to the subject of physical reality include href="http://www.amazon.com/Purpose-Physical-Reality-John-Hatcher/dp/1931847231/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1371318834amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=The+Purpose+of+Physical+Reality"The Purpose of Physical Reality, href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Arc-Ascent-Purpose-Physical/dp/0853983712/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1371318900amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0amp;keywords=The+Arc+of+Ascent+John+Hatchter"The Arc of Ascent, href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Ascent-Society-Imperative-Salvation/dp/1931847525/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1371318942amp;sr=8-2-fkmr0amp;keywords=The+Ascent+of+Society+John+Hatchter"The Ascent of Society, and href="http://www.amazon.com/Close-Connections-Between-Physical-Spiritual/dp/1931847150/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1371318974amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0amp;keywords=Close+Connections+John+Hatchter"Close Connections. We also had time to discuss his work on life after death.