Authors: Huston Smith
ISBN-13: 9780060095574, ISBN-10: 0060095571
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: December 2001
Edition: 1 ED
Huston Smith is internationally known and revered as the premier teacher of world religions. He is the focus of a five-part PBS television series with Bill Moyers and has taught at Washington University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, and the University of California at Berkeley. The recipient of twelve honorary degrees, Smith's fifteen books include his bestselling The World's Religions, Why Religion Matters, and his autobiography, Tales of Wonder.
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:
Emphasizing the inner rather than institutional dimensions of these religions, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He convincingly conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.
Introduction | ||
Prologue | 1 | |
1 | Islamic Background | 3 |
2 | The Seal of the Prophets | 7 |
3 | The Migration That Led to Victory | 17 |
4 | The Standing Miracle | 23 |
5 | Basic Theological Concepts | 33 |
6 | The Five Pillars | 47 |
7 | Social Teachings | 57 |
8 | Sufism | 75 |
9 | Whither Islam? | 91 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 95 | |
Notes | 97 |