Huston Smith, author of the popular textbook The World’s Religions, died December 30 at age 97. He died at home in Berkeley, Califor­nia, “after a long illness,” according to his website. Initially ...
Smith, who died on Friday, was a Methodist minister who traveled the world studying Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism and other religions. Originally broadcast in 1996.
This is FRESH AIR. Huston Smith became a Methodist minister with the intention of becoming a missionary like his parents. But instead of spreading his religion around the world, he found his true ...