Robert H. Stucky

Robert H. Stucky is an author, educator, linguist, and speaker whose life experience on five continents affords him an unusually broad range of insights into the human dynamic. He holds both a degree in Art and in Theology from Yale University, studied Indian yogic philosophy and meditation intensively, living for a decade under the direct tutelage of Swami Muktananda Paramahamsa, a highly revered Hindu guru. He was also an Episcopal priest for sixteen years; and, for ten years, was a nationally certified Health Care Interpreter at the famed Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has taught a variety of subjects- including Studio Art, Ancient History, Comparative Religion, Spanish, Medical Terminology, and a variety of cross-cultural college seminars; and he has mentored numerous interpreters, medical and nursing students in the art of medical interpretation and cultural competence as essential components of successful health care delivery. A popular and dynamic speaker, he has also run spiritual workshops and retreats, and lectured on contemplative practices and Comparative Religion, both in the U.S. and abroad, including a presentation of his book Reductionism, Globalization and Faith (co-authored with Sadig A. Malki) at the European Parliament in Brussels. For his entire life he has been an ardent advocate for the importance of inter-cultural understanding and a kind of trans-cultural spirituality, promoting a deeper, more experiential grasp of the paradigms that shape our experience, and the forces that can change them.