Huston Smith

Huston Smith is among the preeminent Religious Studies scholars in the United States. His work "The Religions of Man" later retitled "The World's Religions " is a classic in the field and a particularly useful introduction to comparative religion.

Huston Smith is mentioned on the autodidactism (self-teaching) page

Quotes

"Institutions are not pretty. Show me a pretty government. Healing is wonderful, but the American Medical Association? Learning is wonderful, but universities? The same is true for religion... religion is institutionalized spirituality."

External links

• Interview by Mother Jones Magazine