Perspective

The World's Religions by Huston Smith is a painstaking and objective look at the major religions in the world, including a few of the sub-divisions of those religions. Dr. Smith is a distinguished professor emeritus of Syracuse University and has taught at such prestigious universities as M.I.T., Washington University in St. Louis, and University of California at Berkeley. His life's work has been centered around comparative religions and he has received numerous honors and tributes for that work. In The World's Religions, which has sold over two and a half million copies, Dr. Smith takes a non-biased view of the world's major religions. Written in simple to understand language, the book sheds light on the highlights of these religions and points out particular uniqueness of the different approaches to God. The target audience for the book is anyone who has an interest in looking at comparative...