![]() ![]() ![]() truly a book of wisdom to accompany readers. "An intellectually exciting book, as accessible to the layman as to the scholar." - The Los Angeles Times Huston Smith, the author of the classic bestseller The Worlds Religions, delivers a passionate, timely The human spirit is being suffocated by the. “One of our foremost scholars and interpreters of the world’s religions…What he has learned, he has applied to life.” - Bill Moyers Otherwise, we will go on living in a distorted culture and society, not realizing our full potential. If they are honored and championed, there is great hope for humankind. Why Religion Matters presents the argument that our great wisdom traditions – religion and philosophy-annot ultimately be denied. We increasingly live in a world in which the human spirit is being suffocated in a society in which scientific reductionism, mass media trivialization of culture, functional education, and a soulless legal system dominate our everyday values and judgment. Smith, the most renowned and beloved authority on world religions, delivers a powerful message that he feels is vitally needed now. According to Smith, religion must be liberated from these bonds if the human spirit is to experience its true depth and potential. In his book Why Religion Matters, Huston Smith writes about how religion is being stifled by scientism, the mass media culture, education without soul, and a legal system without morality. ![]()
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