Paul E. Hartman
Paul Hartman is a retired PBS and NPR station executive and on-air personality, having served for 25 years at seven stations in Alaska, Missouri, Kentucky, New York, and Washington State. Among other professional distinctions, he served as President of the Washington State Public Broadcasters Association for four years, and on the Executive Committee of the Pacific Mountain Network Board of Governors.
He is an ordained Presbyterian elder and lay preacher, and is “flunking retirement” as a consultant to churches and other non-profits on their capital and annual giving campaigns.
Born in Oregon and raised in Washington State, he has a cum laude bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, and an M.A. in Radio-Television-Film from San Diego State University. He was named one of PLU’s 100 Centennial Alumni in 1990, and selected as Master of Ceremonies for the university’s Centennial Banquet.
Paul’s suspense novel The Kairos (a Greek word for "a divine breakthrough into human time") debuted in October 2011; it deals with popular publishing topics: the Dead Sea Scrolls, the historical Jesus, religion and homosexuality. Its theme, however, is timeless: the innate human reaction to the new and the unknown -- fear! -- and the Divine’s comforting first words in virtually every biblical account of kairos moments: “Fear not.”
In his review of The Kairos, New York Times Best-Selling author Sheldon Siegel concludes, “In his terrific debut novel The Kairos, Paul Hartman starts with an intriguing (and controversial) Da Vinci Code-like premise, and takes readers on a fast paced-ride from the Holy Land to California to Alaska. Lute Jonson is an engaging protagonist worth rooting for. A deftly-executed thriller in a crowded genre. We will be hearing more from this talented newcomer. Highly recommended.”
Kirkus Reviews adds, "Lute is as earnest and inept as a biblical scholar would be if he were dodging shadowy killers, and his flight is realistic and suspenseful. Hartman sets him amid three-dimensional characters whose crises of conscience are nuanced and well-drawn …. Lute’s odyssey makes for an intriguing balance of action and reflection. A tense … adventure that wrestles with serious issues of morality and faith.”
