Richard Higgins is the author or editor of five books, including Thoreau’s God (University of Chicago, 2024) and Thoreau and the Language of Trees (2017). A former longtime Boston Globe writer, he is a research associate at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University.
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By Richard Higgins
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New Documentary Produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley Explores ‘Full and Flawed Human Being’ ThoreauRichard HigginsFrom LifeVoiced by an all-star cast, including Jeff Goldblum as Henry David Thoreau, the three-part biopic airs on PBS.
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Henry David Thoreau, the original noneRichard HigginsFrom EditorialHe wanted nothing to do with the Unitarian church that baptized him, but today’s Unitarian Universalism has embraced his revolutionary ecological, conscientious, and spiritually open approach.
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Farewell, 25 Beacon Street?Richard HigginsFrom EditorialAs the UUA looks for a more modern headquarters, Unitarian Universalists reflect on the symbolic meaning of its perch on Boston’s Beacon Hill.
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Three in a thousandRichard HigginsFrom Editorial
A new survey estimates that 0.3 percent of American adults identify as Unitarians. That’s not very many—but it’s a lot more than belong to our churches.
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Unitarian minister's TV special celebrates 'American Creed'Richard HigginsFrom UU NewsHallmark Channel features Forrest Church’s primer on America’s founding ideals.
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Emerson’s mirrorRichard HigginsFrom Editorial
What do we see in the legacy of Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘the most recognized and revered figure in the Unitarian movement’? His 200th birthday makes this a good time to ask.
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The wellspring of American nature writingRichard HigginsFrom IdeasWalden remains uncannily ‘addressed to our condition exactly,’ 150 years after its publication.