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The World's Religions, by Huston Smith, has been a standard introduction to its eponymous subject since its first publication in 1958. Smith writes humbly, forswearing judgment on the validity of world religions. His introduction asks, "How does it all sound from above? Like bedlam, or do the strains blend in strange, ethereal harmony? ... We cannot know. All we can do is try to listen carefully and with full attention to each voice in turn as it addresses the divine. Such listening defines the purpose of this book." His criteria for inclusion and analysis of religions in this book are "relevance to the modern mind" and "universality," and his interest in each religion is more concerned with its principles than its context. Therefore, he avoids cataloging the horrors and crimes of which religions have been accused, and he attempts to show each "at their best." Yet The World's Religions is no pollyannaish romp: "It is about religion alive," Huston writes. "It calls the soul to the highest adventure it can undertake, a proposed journey across the jungles, peaks, and deserts of the human spirit. The call is to confront reality." And by translating the voices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, and Judaism, among others, Smith has amplified the divine call for generations of readers. --Michael Joseph Gross
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"Huston Smith's classic on the world's religions has justifiably become as venerable as the old texts he studies. . . . I urge all readers to make it the core of their home library." -- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Soul of Sex
"Intelligent, clearly written...reveals the spirit of each faith." -- New York Times
"Intelligent, clearly written...reveals the spirit of each faith." -- -- New York Times
"Intelligent, clearly written...reveals the spirit of each faith." -- -- The New York Times Book Review
"The best one-volume book on world religions remains Huston Smith's THE WORLD RELIGIONS." -- Library Journal
"This is not only the best book of its kind, there is nothing else in its league." -- -- Stephen Mitchell
"This is one book on world religions I can't do without. I return to it often--and always with reward." -- Bill Moyers
"This is one book on world religions I can't do without. I return to it often--and always with reward." -- -- Bill Moyers
The World's Religions, by Huston Smith, has been a standard introduction to its eponymous subject since its first publication in 1958. Smith writes humbly, forswearing judgment on the validity of world religions. His introduction asks, "How does it all sound from above? Like bedlam, or do the strains blend in strange, ethereal harmony? ... We cannot know. All we can do is try to listen carefully and with full attention to each voice in turn as it addresses the divine. Such listening defines the purpose of this book." His criteria for inclusion and analysis of religions in this book are "relevance to the modern mind" and "universality," and his interest in each religion is more concerned with its principles than its context. Therefore, he avoids cataloging the horrors and crimes of which religions have been accused, and he attempts to show each "at their best." Yet The World's Religions is no pollyannaish romp: "It is about religion alive," Huston writes. "It calls the soul to the highest adventure it can undertake, a proposed journey across the jungles, peaks, and deserts of the human spirit. The call is to confront reality." And by translating the voices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, and Judaism, among others, Smith has amplified the divine call for generations of readers. --Michael Joseph Gross
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"Huston Smith's classic on the world's religions has justifiably become as venerable as the old texts he studies. . . . I urge all readers to make it the core of their home library." -- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Soul of Sex
"Intelligent, clearly written...reveals the spirit of each faith." -- New York Times
"Intelligent, clearly written...reveals the spirit of each faith." -- -- New York Times
"Intelligent, clearly written...reveals the spirit of each faith." -- -- The New York Times Book Review
"The best one-volume book on world religions remains Huston Smith's THE WORLD RELIGIONS." -- Library Journal
"This is not only the best book of its kind, there is nothing else in its league." -- -- Stephen Mitchell
"This is one book on world religions I can't do without. I return to it often--and always with reward." -- Bill Moyers
"This is one book on world religions I can't do without. I return to it often--and always with reward." -- -- Bill Moyers
"Huston Smith's classic on the world's religions has justifiably become as venerable as the old texts he studies. I'm thrilled to see it enjoying yet another incarnation. It is more important today than it was in its first printing, and I urge everyone to make it the core of their home library." -- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Soul of Sex
"Intelligent, clearly written...reveals the spirit of each faith." -- The New York Times Book Review
"This is not only the best book of its kind, there is nothing else in its league." -- Stephen Mitchell
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Although the individuals that I name are now only memories for me, I begin this second edition of this book with the four paragraphs that launched its first edition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
primal peoples, primal religions, chun tzu Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Tao Te Ching, Holy Spirit, Chuang Tzu, United States, Lao Tzu, Philosophical Taoism, The Analects, The Pilgrimage, Roman Catholicism, Ten Commandments, Spirit of Islam, Eastern Church, New Testament, Penguin Books, Jesus Christ, William James, Good News, Tibetan Buddhism, Middle East, Five Constant Relationships, Path of Desire, Roman Church, Doctrine of the Mean, Random House New!
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- The Doctrine Of The Mean by Confucius on 5 pages
- Philosophies of India by Heinrich Robert Zimmer on page 78, page 79, and page 153
- The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James on page 150, page 269, and page 319
- The Analects of Confucius by Arthur Waley on page 193, page 194, and page 195
- Beyond the Post-Modern Mind, Third and Updated Edition: The Place of Meaning in a Global Civilization by Huston Smith on page 363, and Back Matter
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- The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life by Huston Smith on 8 pages
- WorldPerfect: The Jewish Impact on Civilization by Ken Spiro on 5 pages
- The Goddess and the God: A Synthesis by Lorie Odegaard on 4 pages
- The G.O.D. Experiments: How Science Is Discovering God In Everything, Including Us by Gary E. Schwartz on page 66, page 70, and Back Matter
- The Zen of Living and Dying: A Practical and Spiritual Guide by Philip Kapleau in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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