Huston Smith, Ph.D., is one of the most influential and widely known religious scholars of our time. He is Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Syracuse University. His fourteen books include The World's Religions which has sold over two million copies, and Why Religion Matters, which won the 2001 Wilbur Award for the year's best book on religion. His film documentaries on Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Sufism all won international awards, and in 1996 Bill Moyers devoted a five-part PBS Special to his life and work. The recipient of twelve honorary degrees, he is an extremely popular speaker whose thought ranges from timeless wisdom to contemporary concerns and bridges psychology, philosophy and religion.