William Christian Hackett
William Christian Hackett, or W. C. Hackett (born 1979) is an American Catholic philosopher. He is also a translator, involved in the reception of French Phenomenology into English,[1] and a novelist.
His novel, Outside the Gates,Free zone during the German Occupation of France in 1941.[3][4] Hackett is the translator of Wahl's Human Existence and Transcendence, published in 1944 after his escape, that is partially retold by the novel.[5]
Hackett is a professor of philosophy at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana.[6]
Works
Fiction
- Outside the Gates, Angelico Press, 2021. Honorable Mention. Catholic Media Association Book Awards 2022.[7]
Theory
- Anthropomorphism and Christian Theology: The Apophatics of the Sensible. Bloomsbury, 2024.
- Philosophy in Word and Name: Myth, Wisdom, Apocalypse, Angelico Press, 2020.
- Quiet Powers of the Possible: Interviews in Contemporary French Phenomenology, Fordham University Press, 2016. (with Tarek Dika)
Translations
- From Theology to Theological Thinking, by Jean-Yves Lacoste, University of Virginia Press, 2014 (second edition, 2023).
- God, the Flesh, and the Other: From Irenaeus to Duns Scotus, by Emmanuel Falque, Northwestern University Press, 2014.
- Human Existence and Transcendence, by Jean Wahl, University of Notre Dame Press, 2016.
- Saint Bonaventure and the Entrance of God into Theology, by Emmanuel Falque, St. Bonaventure University Press, 2018. (with Brian Lapsa)
- The Expansion of Metaphysics, by Miklos Vető, Cascade Press, 2018.
References
- ISSN 0016-1128.
- ^ Outside the Gates - W.C. Hackett (Book Review). Retrieved 2024-04-03 – via www.youtube.com.
- ISBN 978-0-8232-7301-0, retrieved 2024-04-03
- ^ Taylor, Alex (2023-10-14). "A Philosophical Adventure Towards Freedom". europeanconservative.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ISSN 1387-2842.
- ^ "Faculty Directory - Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology". Saint Meinrad. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Catholic Media Association - W. C. Hackett Angelico Press B28: Catholic Novels > B28a: Catholic Novels - Inspirational". catholicpress.secure-platform.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
