Richard Higgins

Richard Higgins

Writer and editor Richard Higgins has written for the New York Times, Boston Globe, Christian Century, and Smithsonian magazines and contributed commentaries to National Public Radio. Higgins is co-author of Portfolio Life (Wiley, 2007) and co-editor of Taking Faith Seriously (Harvard, 2005). He is a member of the First Parish in Concord, Massachusetts.

From Richard Higgins

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He 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.

Feature | By Richard Higgins | May 15, 2017 | From UU World
Tagged as: Individualism, Integrity, Nature, UU History

Walden remains uncannily ‘addressed to our condition exactly,’ 150 years after its publication.

By Richard Higgins | March 17, 2015 | From UU World
Tagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice, Culture, Environment, Nature, UU Identity

As the UUA looks for a more modern headquarters, Unitarian Universalists reflect on the symbolic meaning of its perch on Boston’s Beacon Hill.

Feature | By Richard Higgins | March 10, 2013 | From UU World
Tagged as: UU Identity

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.

Feature | By Richard Higgins | June 1, 2008 | From UU World
Tagged as: Culture, Membership in Congregations

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.

Feature | By Richard Higgins | February 28, 2003 | From UU World
Tagged as: History, UU Identity, UU Theology

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