New Releases by Huston Smith

Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smith''s classic The World''s 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 fascinating presentations of both the differences and the similarities among the worldwide religious traditions. The approach is at once classic and contemporary, retaining all the empathy, eloquence, and erudition that millions of readers love about the earlier edition, while being edited and designed for a contemporary general readership. This delightful marriage of engaging text and remarkable pictures vividly brings to life the scope and vision of Huston Smith''s expertise and insight.

Introduction to the world''s religions that has been completely revised and updated.

The limits of science in discerning Ultimate Reality have brought Westerners to "as sharp an impasse in history as we have faced, " says Huston Smith. This new edition of critically acclaimed essays explores possible breakthroughts in the direction of reaching a liberated and enlightened consciousness. It contains a new preface and new final chapter.

Dalam beberapa hal, Tuhan sama sekali tak terjangkau rasio manusia, yakni saat Dia tertransenden dari segala bentuk deskripsi. Huston Smith Ironisnya, setelah kita menggali tradisi mistik dari arus utama kebudayaan dan menyatakannya tidak relevan dengan zaman ini, kita semua merasa hampa tanpa kehadiran hal-hal yang mistik. David Maybury-Lewis