Over eight decades after his birth to missionary parents in China, Huston Smith now finds himself in an age of disbelief that has led to a spiritual crisis unlike any that history has previously known.

The life of Huston Smith reads like an adventure novel. One of the foremost religious scholars in the world today, Smith has lived in a missionary household in China, monasteries in Japan, and a sweat lodge in North America.

Westerners look to science to explain the way things are. Yet science often overlooks something essential to life: the human spirit.

The Heart and Soul of Christianity.

Huston Smith is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Syracuse University.

In their new books, internationally recognized authority on world religions, Huston Smith, and Harvard University professor of comparative religion, Diana Eck, discuss the changing landscape of religion in America and beyond.

Here the world Religion's scholar extraordinaire expresses his portrayal of how we have become blind to the invisible world of spirituality through our reliance on the scientific method as the sacred cow of our society.

Has Christianity become outdated?

The story of Islam is one we urgently need to hear.

Renowned world religions scholar and best-selling author Huston Smith talks about the importance of the religious dimension of human life.

The life of Huston Smith reads like an adventure novel....

The quintessential master of "the wisdom traditions" takes us on a scintillating ride through the foundation stones of the world's spiritual heritage, and reminds us wisely of the positive role religion can play in restoring the human spirit in the 21st century.