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  | | Islam(1st Edition) A Concise Introduction by Huston Smith Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2001 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-009557-4, ISBN: 0-06-009557-1 "Drawn from his masterful presentation of Islam in the bestselling The World's Religions, Huston Smith offers a highly readable and incisive guide to the heart of a tradition with more than 1 billion adherents worldwide. Dispelling narrow and distorted notions about the nature of Islam, Smith shows the rich history, culture, and values that sustain this vibrant tradition. As Huston points out, Islam itself means primarily "peace," and it ..." |
 | | The World's Religions(50th Edition) (Plus) by Huston Smith Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2009 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-166018-4, ISBN: 0-06-166018-3 "The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions.This revised and updated edition provides sympathetic descriptions of the various traditions, explaining how ..." |
 | | The Illustrated World's Religions - A Guide To Our Wisdom Traditions(1st Edition) by Huston Smith, Profusely Illustrated, Hudson Smith Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2009 by Harpercollins Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-06-067453-3, ISBN: 0-06-067453-9 "Pub Date: 1994-09-03 Pages: 256 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smiths classic The Worlds Religions. this stunning pictorial presentation refines the text to its wonderful essentials In detailed. absorbing. richly illustrated. . and highly readable chapters on Hinduism. Buddhism. Confucianism. Taoism. Islam. Judaism. Christianity. and primal religions. we find refreshing and fa ..." |
 | | Buddhism(1st Edition) A Concise Introduction by Huston Smith, Philip Novak Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2003 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-050696-4, ISBN: 0-06-050696-2 "Going well beyond the masterful presentationof Buddhism in the bestselling The World's Religions, Huston Smith and his premier student Philip Novak offer an expert, contemporary, yet highly readable and incisive guide to the heart of this vibrantly diverse and rapidly growing tradition, one that has an increasing presence and importance on the American scene. Smith is universally regarded as the leading authority on the world's religiou ..." |
 | | The Illustrated World's Religions(1st Edition) A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions by Huston Smith Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1995 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-067440-3, ISBN: 0-06-067440-7 "In this book Huston discusses many of the major world religions, or systems of belief: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Animism, etc. The Neutrality in his approach to these religions is refreshing. He's able to discuss the beliefs and practices of each of these religions without saying that one, or the other is neccesarily correct. Thus, the book doesn't get bogged down in discussing the truth claims of any one religion. Huston ..." |
 | | Tales of Wonder(Reprint) Adventures Chasing the Divine, an Autobiography by Huston Smith, Jeffery Paine, Pico Iyer Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Harperone Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-06-115427-0, ISBN: 0-06-115427-X "Huston Smith, the man who brought the world's religions to the West, was born almost a century ago to missionary parents in China during the perilous rise of the Communist Party. Smith's lifelong spiritual journey brought him face-to-face with many of the people who shaped the twentieth century. His extraordinary travels around the globe have taken him to the world's holiest places, where he has practiced religion with many of the great ..." |
 | | Why Religion Matters(1st Edition) The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief by Huston Smith, Why Religion Matters Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2006 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-067102-0, ISBN: 0-06-067102-5 "Why Religion Matters is a passionate, accessible, ambitious manifesto written by one of the very few people qualified to address its titular topic. Huston Smith is the grand old man of religious scholarship. Raised by missionary parents in China, Smith went on to teach at M.I.T. and U.C. Berkeley, among others, and his World's Religions has long been the standard introductory textbook for college religion courses. The subjec ..." |
 | | Why Religion Matters(1st Edition) The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief by Huston Smith, Why Religion Matters, Reuben Snake Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2000 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-067099-3, ISBN: 0-06-067099-1 "Huston Smith, the most eloquent and respected world authority on religion, offers a timely manifesto on the urgent need to restore the role of religion as the primary humanizing force for individuals and society. Weaving together insights from comparative religions, theology, philosophy, science, and history, along with examples drawn from current events and his own extraordinary personal experience, Smith gives both a convincing histor ..." |
 | | Forgotten Truth(Reprint) The Common Vision of the World's Religions by Huston Smith Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1992 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-250787-7, ISBN: 0-06-250787-7 "Copyright © 1976 by Huston Smith. Preface copyright © 1992 by Huston Smith. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No pan of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission extept in the case of brief quota (inns embodied in critical articles and reviews. Eor information address HarperCollins Publishers, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. first HarperCollins paper ..." |
 | | Essential Sufism(1st Edition) by Robert Frager, James Fadiman, Huston Smith, Clifton Fadiman Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1999 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-251475-2, ISBN: 0-06-251475-X "Pub Date: 1999-11-17 Pages: 288 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US The definitive compendium of Sufi wisdom. Essential Sufism draws together more than three hundred fables. poems and prayers that reveal the luminous spirit of Islamic mysticism Embracing all eras. and highlighting the many faces of Sufism. this colle" |
 | | And Live Rejoicing Chapters from a Charmed Life — Personal Encounters with Spiritual Mavericks, Remarkable Seekers, and the World's Great Religious Leaders by Huston Smith, Phil Cousineau Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2012 by New World Library ISBN-13: 978-1-60868-071-9, ISBN: 1-60868-071-1 "Spiritual trailblazer Huston Smith has written comprehensive books about religion and a memoir of his own life, but nowhere has he merged the two elements of seeking and experience with such storytelling flair as he has in these pages. Few have done as much as Smith to explore and illuminate the world’s religions and spiritual traditions, and none have done it with such accessibility, wonder, and delight. In this joyous volume, he looks ..." |
 | | The Soul of Christianity(1st Edition) Restoring the Great Tradition by Huston Smith Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2005 by Harperone Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-06-079478-1, ISBN: 0-06-079478-X ""I have tried to describe a Christianity which is fully compatible with everything we now know, and to indicate why Christians feel privileged to give their lives to it." —Huston Smith In his most personal and passionate book on the spiritual life, renowned author, scholar, and teacher of world religions Huston Smith turns to his own life-long religion, Christianity. With stories and personal anecdotes, Smith not only presents the basic ..." |
 | | Cleansing the Doors of Perception(3rd Edition) The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemical by Huston Smith Paperback, 173 Pages, Published 2003 by Sentient Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-59181-008-7, ISBN: 1-59181-008-6 "In this book, renowned philosopher and scholar of religion Huston Smith, takes a serious look at the use of psychedelic drugs as a means to achieve mystical union with the divine. In a unique blend of direct experience and academic depth, Smith examines this controversial subject and describes the historic and turbulent academic experiments of the sixties in which he was both a subject and an observer. Smith begins by telling the story ..." |
 | | The Religions of Man(2nd Edition) by Huston Smith Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 1989 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-080972-0, ISBN: 0-06-080972-8 "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 ..." |
 | | The Cloud of Unknowing(Reprint) and The Book of Privy Counseling by William Johnston, Huston Smith, Introduction Huston Smith, 14Th C. Monk, Ray C. Mullin Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1996 by Image Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-385-03097-7, ISBN: 0-385-03097-5 ""God can be loved but he cannot be thought. He can be grasped by love but never by concepts. So less thinking and more loving." This is William Johnston's summary of the message of The Cloud of Unknowing. Nobody knows who wrote the book, or exactly where he lived, or whether he was a member of a religious order, or even, really, whether he was part of any church at all. The text first appeared in Middle English in the 14th century, and ..." |
 | | Religions of Man (Torchbooks) by Huston Smith Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 1968 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-090043-4, ISBN: 0-06-090043-1 "Originally titled The Religions of Man, this completely revised and updated edition of Smith′s masterpiece, now with an engaging new foreword, explores the essential elements and teachings of the world′s predominant faiths, including: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the native traditions of the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Oceania. Emphasising the inner -- rather than instit ..." |
 | | The Soul of Christianity(Reprint) Restoring the Great Tradition (Plus) by Huston Smith Paperback, 191 Pages, Published 2006 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-085835-3, ISBN: 0-06-085835-4 ""I have tried to describe a Christianity which is fully compatible with everything we now know, and to indicate why Christians feel privileged to give their lives to it."—Huston SmithIn his most personal and passionate book on the spiritual life, renowned author, scholar, and teacher of world religions Huston Smith turns to his own life-long religion, Christianity. With stories and personal anecdotes, Smith not only presents the basic b ..." |
 | | Buddhism(Reprint) A Concise Introduction by Huston Smith, Philip Novak Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-073067-3, ISBN: 0-06-073067-6 "Pub Date: 2004-12-14 Pages: 256 Language: English Publisher:! HarperCollins US Focus. Focus. Focus You will only have significant success with something that is an obsession Success comes from having passion and having fun creating your objective Words.! of Wisdom is a collection of inspirational aphorisms. which Rev Run sends out to his closest friends each day and which were made suddenly popular when his television show zoomed to the ..." |
 | | Why Religion Matters The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief by Huston Smith, Why Religion Matters Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2001 by Harpersanfrancisco ISBN-13: 978-0-9651897-5-0, ISBN: 0-9651897-5-9 "New. Unread. Huston Smith, the author of the classic bestseller The World's Religions, delivers a passionate, timely message: The human spirit is being suffocated by the dominant materialistic worldview of our times. Smith champions a society in which religion is once again treasured and authentically practiced as the vital source of human wisdom." |
 | | Art of Pilgrimage, The The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred by Phil Cousineau, Huston Smith Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2000 by Conari Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-57324-509-8, ISBN: 1-57324-509-7 "For the intrepid traveler, there are more resources than ever before. But what about the traveler who is at a crossroads in life, longing for something else, neither diversion nor distraction, beyond escape and mere entertainment? What about those eager for a journey that is personally meaningful? For millennia this cry has been answered by pilgrimage, the transformative journey to a sacred center. The ancients referred to this path as ..." |
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