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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > key people in global religion > Huston Smith
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > key people in global religion > Huston Smith

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Huston Smith  

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  • Huston Smith is a public intellectual known for his work on comparative religion, notably for his book The World's Religions. Throughout his career, Smith has sought to educate the English-speaking world about religions, to foster respect for religious traditions, and to dialogue with modern Western science.Smith was raised by Methodist missionary parents in a rural town near Suzhou, China. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Smith, Huston]

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