Mitchell Thomashow
Encyclopedia
Mitchell S. Thomashow is an author, educator, environmentalist, theoretician, and philosopher specializing in bridging the practices of ecology
and spirituality
. He is former President of Unity College
in Unity, Maine
, and was previously Chair of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies
and Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement at Antioch University New England
. He helped to found Whole Terrain
: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice. Thomashow's major influences include Abraham Joshua Heschel
. Thomashow is currently Director of the Second Nature Presidential Fellows Program, which is the lead supporting organization for the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment.
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
and spirituality
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
. He is former President of Unity College
Unity College (Maine)
Unity College is a private, liberal arts college in Unity, Waldo County, Maine. It is located southwest of Bangor, Maine and from the Maine coast. The college offers an undergraduate education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources throughout the academic program. In 2007 the...
in Unity, Maine
Unity, Maine
Unity is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,889 at the 2000 census. The town is the service center for the northern portion of Waldo County...
, and was previously Chair of the Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies
Environmental studies
Environmental studies is the academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. It is a broad interdisciplinary field of study that includes the natural environment, built environment, and the sets of relationships between them...
and Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement at Antioch University New England
Antioch University New England
Antioch University New England is a private graduate school located in Keene, New Hampshire. It is part of the Antioch University system that includes campuses in Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; Santa Barbara, California; and Yellow Springs, Ohio.- History :In 1964, Antioch College...
. He helped to found Whole Terrain
Whole Terrain
Whole Terrain: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice is an environmentally-themed literary journal that's published approximately once a year by Antioch University New England . Each volume explores emerging ecological and social issues from the perspectives of practitioners working in the...
: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice. Thomashow's major influences include Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century.-Biography:...
. Thomashow is currently Director of the Second Nature Presidential Fellows Program, which is the lead supporting organization for the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment.
Works
- Ecological Identity: Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist (1996)
- Bringing the Biosphere Home: Learning to Perceive Global Environmental Change (2003)