Renowned authority on world religions Huston Smith, offers a passionate vital message about the suffocation of the human spirit in a world dominated by materialism, consumerism, educational elitism, and a governmental and legal system without morality. Despite the widespread opinion that these are halcyon days for religion, Smith shows how current popular trends merely mask a deeper disease. His compelling social critique probes the three major historical periods - traditional, modern, and postmodern - that have brought us to our current spiritual crises.

The book is illustrated with stories from Huston Smith’s personal experience, and encounters with many of the leading scientific and religious thinkers of our time. Smith demonstrates an impressive grasp of physics and biology, and spends time elucidating and affirming metaphysical worldviews, and finding ways for science and religion to partner more equitably in the future.

Why Religion Matters is a highly original and thought-provoking read that will generate debate for years to come.

Huston Smith is the bestselling author of The World’s Religions and an internationally renowned figure in the comparative philosophy of religion.

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