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1) The soul of Christianity: retrieving the great tradition

Author

Smith, Huston

Publisher

HarperSanFrancisco

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

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The author outlines the essential teachings of Christianity as well as his own beliefs, citing the differences between liberal and fundamentalist practices while arguing for a return to a more traditional Christian belief system.

2) Tales of wonder: adventures chasing the divine

Author

Smith, Huston

Publisher

HarperOne

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

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Documents the world religion scholar's life and experiences with people who shaped the twentieth century, including Mother Teresa, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Ram Dass, in an account that also traces the adventures he had in pursuit of his influential research.

3) A seat at the table: Huston Smith in conversation with Native Americans on religious freedom

Author

Smith, Huston

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

4) And live rejoicing: chapters from a charmed life : personal encounters with spiritual mavericks, remarkable seekers, and the world's great religious leaders

Author

Smith, Huston

Publisher

New World Library

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

5) The world's religions

Author

Smith, Huston

Publisher

Publishers Group UK [distributor]

Pub. Date

1991, c1958

Language

English

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This volume offers an introduction to comparative religion, exploring the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the native traditions of Australia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Emphasizing the inner--rather than the institutional--dimension of these religions, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism,...