James Robinson, Ph.D.

James Robinson, Ph.D. is the author of Beyond Factory Farming: A Contemplative-Prophetic Approach to Food (Orbis, 2026). He serves as Director of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit and as a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Religious Studies Department at Iona University. At Iona, he received the Catherine McCabe Award for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching. Jim is a GreenFaith Fellow, and he is actively involved in the International Thomas Merton Society. He is also involved a number of lay Catholic communities committed to ecology and justice, including Agape Community in Hardwick, MA, Benincasa Community in Guilford, CT, and Maryhouse Catholic Worker in NYC.