The Way Things Are
Subtitle: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life
Contributors: Phil Cousineau (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: September 2, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780520238169
Subjects: Biography: general; Spirituality; United States; Religion historians; Interviews; Biography / Autobiography; Spirituality - General; Religion; Spiritual life; Religious; Philosophers; Religion / General; General; Smith, Huston
First sentence: Timothy Beneke: Tell us how you started your day.
Description: "Where can we find what is ultimately meaningful? How can we discover what is truly worth knowing?" In one form or another Huston Smith has been posing these questions to himself—and the world—all his life. In the course of seeking answers, he has become one of the most interesting, enlightening, and celebrated voices on the subject of religion and spirituality throughout the world. The twenty-three interviews and essays in this volume, edited by cultural historian and filmmaker Phil Cousineau, offer a uniquely personal perspective on Smith's own personal journey, as well as wide-ranging reflection on the nature and importance of the religious quest.