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Richard Higgins

Richard Higgins is a former longtime staff writer for the Boston Globe, the coauthor of Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose, and Passion after 50, and the coeditor of Taking Faith Seriously. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Christian Century, and Smithsonian. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.


Henry David Thoreau, Tree-Hugger

On the Philosopher's Obsession with a New England Oak Forest
July 12, 2017  By Richard Higgins
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