The world's religions / Huston Smith.

By: Smith, Huston

Contributor(s): Smith, Huston. Religions of man

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: San Francisco, CA : HarperSanFrancisco, c1991Description: xvi, 399 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 0062507990 (alk. paper); 0062508113 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Religions

Contents:

Point of departure --- Hinduism --- Buddhism --- Confucianism --- Taoism --- Islam --- Judaism --- Christianity --- Primal religions --- Final examination.

Summary: With a new preface, this completely revised and updated version of The Religions of Man explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the native traditions of the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Oceania. The author emphasizes the inner, rather than institutional, dimensions of these religions and gives special attention to Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )
Comments ( 0 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books / Monographs	Dominican University College Library / Collège Universitaire Dominicain Hours of operation: Monday - Thursday 8am - 8:30 pm; Friday 8am - 4pm \| Les heures d'ouverture : Lundi à jeudi de 8 h à 20 h 30; vendredi 8h - 16h Standard shelving location / Rayonnage standard	BL 80 .2 S645 1991 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	Available		100000000567

Browsing Dominican University College Library / Collège Universitaire Dominicain shelves, Shelving location: Standard shelving location / Rayonnage standard Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous	No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available		No cover image available	No cover image available	No cover image available	Next
Previous	BL 80 .2 S58 RÉF 1995 A Source Book for Earth's Community of Religions	BL 80.2 S63 R44 1969 The religious experience of mankind	BL 80 .2 S63 W66 2000 Worldviews: Crosscultural Explorations of Human beliefs	BL 80 .2 S645 1991 The world's religions /	BL 80 .2 S65 M43 1964 The Meaning and End of Religion : A New Approach to the Religious Traditions of Mankind	BL 80 .2 S65 W67 1994 The Illustrated World's Religions	BL 80 .2 S84 1971 Great Religions of the World	Next

Rev. and updated ed. of: The religions of man. 1958.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Point of departure --- Hinduism --- Buddhism --- Confucianism --- Taoism --- Islam --- Judaism --- Christianity --- Primal religions --- Final examination.

With a new preface, this completely revised and updated version of The Religions of Man explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the native traditions of the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Oceania. The author emphasizes the inner, rather than institutional, dimensions of these religions and gives special attention to Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.