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The Big Picture

Audiobook

Over eight decades after his birth to missionary parents in China, Huston Smith now finds himself in an age of disbelief that has led to a spiritual crisis unlike any that history has previously known.
On The Big Picture, Smith draws from his lifetime of scholarship to describe for us the nature of ultimate reality. His description combines the most up-to-date findings of science with the enduring truths of the world's greatest religions, an alignment that offers firm grounds for hope. The vision is mystical and, as supported by the evidence Smith introduces, completely believable. Join this distinguished author, scholar, and teacher as he explores:

  • What the world's great religions have in common, including their views of life after death
  • The unrivaled power of science to describe the physical world while being unable to deal with values, meanings, and purposes
  • The opportunity we now have to live in a complete world instead of the half-worlds that religion and science have thought we had to choose between, and much more
    From as far back as he can remember, Huston Smith tells us his deepest longing has been to know the truth about the final nature of things. The Big Picture is the culmination of his quest for the widest-angle view of the world that is available to the human mind at this point in history.


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    Publisher: Sounds True Edition: Unabridged

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    • ISBN: 9781604070101
    • File size: 70839 KB
    • Release date: July 23, 2007
    • Duration: 02:27:34

    MP3 audiobook

    • ISBN: 9781604070101
    • File size: 70930 KB
    • Release date: July 23, 2007
    • Duration: 02:27:34
    • Number of parts: 2

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    subjects

    New Age Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    Over eight decades after his birth to missionary parents in China, Huston Smith now finds himself in an age of disbelief that has led to a spiritual crisis unlike any that history has previously known.
    On The Big Picture, Smith draws from his lifetime of scholarship to describe for us the nature of ultimate reality. His description combines the most up-to-date findings of science with the enduring truths of the world's greatest religions, an alignment that offers firm grounds for hope. The vision is mystical and, as supported by the evidence Smith introduces, completely believable. Join this distinguished author, scholar, and teacher as he explores:

  • What the world's great religions have in common, including their views of life after death
  • The unrivaled power of science to describe the physical world while being unable to deal with values, meanings, and purposes
  • The opportunity we now have to live in a complete world instead of the half-worlds that religion and science have thought we had to choose between, and much more
    From as far back as he can remember, Huston Smith tells us his deepest longing has been to know the truth about the final nature of things. The Big Picture is the culmination of his quest for the widest-angle view of the world that is available to the human mind at this point in history.


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    • Details

      Publisher:
      Sounds True
      Edition:
      Unabridged

      OverDrive Listen audiobook
      ISBN: 9781604070101
      File size: 70839 KB
      Release date: July 23, 2007
      Duration: 02:27:34

      MP3 audiobook
      ISBN: 9781604070101
      File size: 70930 KB
      Release date: July 23, 2007
      Duration: 02:27:34
      Number of parts: 2

    • Creators
    • Formats
      OverDrive Listen audiobook
      MP3 audiobook
    • Languages
      English
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