BRON TAYLOR

About Bron Taylor

Bron Taylor is Professor of Religion and Nature at The University of Florida. He is also an Affiliated Scholar with the Center for Environment and Development at Oslo University.

As an interdisciplinary environmental studies scholar, and trained in ethics, religious studies, and social scientific approaches to understanding human culture, Professor Taylor’s publications appear in articles, books, and a multi-volume encyclopedia. His central scholarly interest and personal passion is the conservation of the earth’s biological diversity and how human culture might evolve rapidly enough to arrest and reverse today’s intensifying environmental and social crises, and all the suffering, that flows from these trends.

An academic entrepreneur and program builder, he led the initiative to create an academic major in Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, later initiated and was elected the first president of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture, while also founding its affiliated journal and becoming its editor. Recruited to fill the Samuel S. Hill Ethics Chair at the University of Florida and appointed in 2002, he played a leading role in constructing the world's first Ph.D. program with an emphasis in Religion and Nature. Most recently, he has been involved in an international think tank exploring ways to more effectively promote an environmentally sustainable future.

His most recent book is Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future. Feel free to contact Bron Taylor directly with any questions about his work or this website, or to discuss a personal appearance.