In 2004, Bill Moyers and Huston Smith sat together for a PBS Special to talk about “. . . the world’s enduring religions” – Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Five DVDs titled The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith comprise their dialogue. Huston Smith is a scholar who has devoted his life to studying, and participating in the religions he speaks about, and which he has traveled extensively to study. He is ninety years old; his eyes suggest he is much younger. He’s taught at MIT, Syracuse University and UC Berkeley. Bill Moyers was once a seminarian; his interest in religions was obvious as he carefully listened to Huston Smith, and asked questions of him that often produced exquisite answers. And I listened just as carefully to the dialogue between these two men, rewinding at times to catch a missed word. For me, some long-unanswered questions were answered – not only answered as in, “I understand, that was interesting.” but in, “I’ve never understood that until now, and those words have reached a deep level somewhere in my being.”
Spending a few evenings listening to Bill Moyers and Huston Smith speak about the ever-fascinating subject of religion is a superb treat.
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www.hustonsmith.net
www.pbs.org/now