The disciples of Jesus found themselves thinking that if divine goodness were to manifest itself in human form, this (he) is how it would behave he invited people to see differently instead of telling them what to do or believehe located the authority of his teaching in his hearers hearts, not in himself or God-as-removed.
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Huston Smith was a 20th-century American religious studies scholar. Huston Cummings Smith was an American scholar of religious studies, He authored at least thirteen books on world's religions and philosophy, and his book about comparative religion, The World's Religions sold over three million copies as of 2017. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice