The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life

Author:   Huston Smith ,  Phil Cousineau ,  Phil Cousineau
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520238169


Pages:   338
Publication Date:   02 September 2003
Format:   Hardback
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"""Where can we find what is ultimately meaningful? How can we discover what is truly worth knowing?"" In one form or another Huston Smith has been posing these questions to himself - and the world - all his life. In the course of seeking answers, he has become one of the most interesting, enlightening, and celebrated voices on the subject of religion and spirituality throughout the world. The twenty-three interviews and essays in this volume, edited by cultural historian and filmmaker Phil Cousineau, offer a uniquely personal perspective on Smith's own personal journey, as well as wide-ranging reflection on the nature and importance of the religious quest. A fascinating view of the state of world religion and religious leadership over the past fifty years, the book also looks to the future with a final interview on the vital importance of the transcendent message of religion for the post-9/11 world."

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Author:   Huston Smith ,  Phil Cousineau ,  Phil Cousineau
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780520238169


ISBN 10:   0520238168
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   02 September 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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A remarkable autobiographical window into Smith's soul. - Library Journal [An] engaging collection of interviews that cover Smith's rich career of inuiry into religion and the nature of consciousness. - Ions Review Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that he would gladly walk 100 miles through a snowstorm for one good conversation. Fortunately, readers don't have to trudge through a blizzard or even leave their armchairs to listen in on these 22 fascinating conversations. - Publishers Weekly


"""A remarkable autobiographical window into Smith's soul."" - Library Journal ""[An] engaging collection of interviews that cover Smith's rich career of inuiry into religion and the nature of consciousness."" - Ions Review ""Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that he would gladly walk 100 miles through a snowstorm for one good conversation. Fortunately, readers don't have to trudge through a blizzard or even leave their armchairs to listen in on these 22 fascinating conversations."" - Publishers Weekly"""


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Huston Smith, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Syracuse University, is considered the country's preeminent public scholar of world religions. The author of The Religions of Man (1958, republished as The World's Religions in 1991) and Why Religion Matters (2001), Smith has influenced multiple generations of readers, artists, scholars, and students. He has been profiled in a PBS series by Bill Moyers and appears frequently on national TV and radio. Phil Cousineau is the author and editor of numerous books, including, most recently, Once and Future Myths: The Power of Ancient Stories in Modern Times (2001), The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred (1998), and Soul Moments: Marvelous Stories of Synchronicity (1997).

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