A world religions scholar and author of such titles as The Soul of Christianity and Why Religion Matters presents a travelogue of his experiences at key turning points in twentieth-century history, during which he met such figures as Mother Teresa, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Ram Dass.
Huston Smith is internationally known and revered as the premier teacher of world religions. He is the focus of a five-part PBS television series with Bill Moyers and has taught at Washington University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, and the University of California at Berkeley. The recipient of twelve honorary degrees, Smith's fifteen books include his bestselling The World's Religions, Why Religion Matters, and his autobiography, Tales of Wonder.