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Huston Smith (1919–2016)

Author of The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions

Includes the names: Huston Smith, Huston Smith, Houston Smith

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Works by Huston Smith

The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions 2,697 copies, 18 reviews
The Religions of Man 950 copies, 3 reviews
The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions 699 copies, 5 reviews
Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief 600 copies, 3 reviews
The Soul of Christianity: Restoring the Great Tradition 279 copies, 4 reviews
Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision of the World's Religions 214 copies
Buddhism: A Concise Introduction 186 copies, 5 reviews
Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of… 143 copies
Beyond the Post-Modern Mind 125 copies, 1 review
Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine, an Autobiography 105 copies, 7 reviews
The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life 102 copies, 2 reviews
Islam: A Concise Introduction 59 copies
Huston Smith: Essays on World Religion 38 copies
Gregorian Chant: Songs of the Spirit (Editor) 31 copies

A Seat at the Table: Huston Smith in Conversation with Native Americans on… 31 copies, 1 review

One Nation Under God: The Triumph of the Native American Church 24 copies

And Live Rejoicing: Chapters from a Charmed Life — Personal… 13 copies, 1 review

The Huston Smith Reader 10 copies, 1 review

Wisdom of Faith: (5) Personal Philosophy [1996 TV episode] 6 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (4) Islam [1996 TV episode] 6 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (1) Hinduism and Buddhism [1996 TV episode] 6 copies

The Search for America (A Penetrating Analysis of the Problems and Choices… 6 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (3) Christianity & Judaism [1996 TV episode] 6 copies

The Divine Within: Selected Writings on Enlightenment 5 copies, 1 review

The Big Picture: What the Religions of the World Teach Us 5 copies

The Purposes of Higher Education 5 copies

Understanding Islam 4 copies

A essência das religiões 4 copies

A essencia das religioes: a sabedoria das grandes tradicoes religiosas 4 copies

Wisdom of Faith: (2) Confucianism [1996 TV episode] 4 copies

Condemned to Meaning 4 copies

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The Bhagavad Gita (Introduction, some editions) 7,643 copies, 76 reviews
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Preface, some editions) 3,526 copies, 40 reviews
The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way (Introduction, some editions) 1,548 copies, 21 reviews
The Cloud of Unknowing and the Book of Privy Counseling (Foreword, some editions) 688 copies, 11 reviews
Great Religions of the World 502 copies, 3 reviews
A Buddhist Bible (Introduction, some editions) 408 copies, 2 reviews
The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions (Foreword, some editions) 402 copies, 3 reviews
The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred (Foreword, some editions) 326 copies, 4 reviews
Meister Eckhart Vol 2: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises and… (Foreword, some editions) 278 copies
This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (Contributor) 139 copies, 3 reviews
The Best Spiritual Writing 1998 (Contributor) 91 copies, 1 review
Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics (Preface) 83 copies, 1 review
The Illustrated Rumi: A Treasury of Wisdom from the Poet of the Soul (Preface, some editions) 82 copies
Creed & Culture: A Touchstone Reader (Contributor) 48 copies

Encyclopedia of Mormonism (Contributor) 46 copies

Higher Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of… (Contributor) 27 copies, 1 review

Theologians in Their Own Words (Contributor) 15 copies

Philosophical Issues: A Contemporary Introduction (Contributor) 15 copies

A Zen life : D.T. Suzuki [video recording] (Interviewee) 5 copies, 1 review

Parabola: Myth and the Quest for Meaning, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Contributor) 5 copies

Rumi poet of the heart [video recording] 4 copies

The mystic's journey : three classic films: Islamic mysticism - the sufi… (Narrator) 3 copies

A crisis of faith the series four films : crisis of faith, state of the… (Contributor) 2 copies

World Religions Volume 1 : Many Paths [video recording] (Narrator) 2 copies

The roots of fundamentalism : a conversation with Huston Smith & Phil… (Contributor) 2 copies

Food for the Soul : Lunch with Bokara TV Series [video recording] (Guest) 1 copy, 1 review

Modernity and religion (Contributor) 1 copy

World Religions Volume 2 : Wisdoms of India [video recording] (Narrator) 1 copy

Tradition in the modern world Sacred Web Conference : September 23-24,… (Presenter) 1 copy

The arc of life : Huston Smith on life, death, & beyond [video recording] (Guest) 1 copy

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Berkeley, California, USA

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Berkeley, California, USA

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Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri, USA

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Professor (University of Colorado ∙ [1944, 1947])

Professor (University of Denver ∙ [1944, 1947])

Professor (Washington University ∙ St. Louis ∙ Missouri ∙ 1947-1957)

Professor (Philosophy ∙ MIT ∙ [1958, 1973])

Professor (Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy ∙ Syracuse University ∙ 1973-1983)

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Washington University in St. Louis

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Courage of Conscience Award, Peace Abbey, Sherborn, MA

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