Stephen K. Hatch, M.A., is a contemplative thinker, photographer, writer, speaker, and spiritual director. A former faculty member at Naropa University and a student of Thomas Keating, he has spent over five decades exploring wilderness mysticism and contemplative Christianity. He lives as a "monk in the world," integrating family life with meditation and time in nature. Hatch is the author of multiple works on contemplative spirituality and hosts the podcast Nature as Beloved, Nature as Self.