The Huston Smith Reader
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 26. March 2012
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-520-27022-0 (ISBN)
Description
For more than sixty years, Huston Smith has not only written and taught about the world's religions, he has lived them. This Reader presents a rich selection of Smith's writings, covering six decades of inquiry and exploration, and ranging from scholarship to memoir. Over his long academic career, Smith's tireless enthusiasm for religious ideas has offered readers both in and outside the academy a fresh understanding of what religion is and what makes it meaningful. "The Huston Smith Reader" offers a comprehensive guide to understanding religion and spirituality as well as a memorable record of Huston Smith's lifelong endeavor to enrich the inner lives of his fellow humans.
Reviews / Votes
"The most excitingly eye-opening ... serious reading on religion many will feel they have ever encountered." -- Ray Olson Booklist "A great summing up of Smith's work over the last half-century." -- Louis Sahagun Los Angeles Times Book Review "A lively and informative compilation of Smith's scholarly writing, interviews, and memoirs." -- Kristine Morris Foreword "A terrific sampling of Huston Smith's work over many years." -- David Crumm Read The Spirit "A wonderful selection of world religion expert Huston Smith's writings over a 60-year period." Spirituality & PracticeMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
2 tables
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-27022-0 (9780520270220)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Huston Smith | Jeffery Paine
The Huston Smith Reader
E-Book
03/2012
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
€28.99
Available for download
Persons
Huston Smith is regarded as one of the most prominent authorities on religions of the world. His classic text, The World's Religions, has seen multiple editions and has sold in excess of three million copies. He has been the subject of a Bill Moyers' PBS series called "The Wisdom of Faith" and is the author of numerous books, including Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief, The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life, and The Soul of Christianity: Restoring the Great Tradition. Jeffery Paine is the author of Father India, Re-enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West, and Adventures with the Buddha.
Content
Preview: The Book Now in Your Hands Introduction: Grand Tour of All the World Welcome to the Reader Huston Smith Book One: A Personal Starting Point 1. No Wasted Journey 2. The Way Things Are Book Two: The Sacred Dimension of Everyday Life 3. Two Kinds of Teaching 4. The Sacred Dimension of Everyday Life 5. Light 6. The Revolution in Western Thought 7. Empirical Metaphysics Book Three: I Never Met a Religion I Didn't Like 8. My Three Other Religions 9. Explaining Fundamentalism 10. What They Have That We Lack: On Native American Religion 11. Three Ways of Relating to the World. Three Geographies. Three Religious Traditions 12. Shinto: A Japanese Sense of the Sacred 13. The Spiritual Heritage of India 14. The Importance of the Buddha 15. Tibetan Chanting 16. The Relevance of the Great Religions for the Modern World Book Four: The Big Picture 17. Educating the Intellect: On Opening the Eye of the Heart 18. Do Drugs Have Religious Import? 19. The Levels of Reality 20. The Levels of Selfhood 21. Western Philosophy as a Great Religion Book Five: Return to the Personal 22. Encountering God 23. Reflections upon Turning Ninety Conclusion: The Sacred Unconscious Afterword: The Man Who Took Religion Seriously: Huston Smith in Context Dana Sawyer Works by Huston Smith Credits