Is There a Universal Grammar of Religion?

by Huston Smith and Henry Rosemont Jr.

Huston Smith's notion of the fundamental equality of the world's religions is distilled into this provocative lecture that describes a universal grammar of religion. Smith argues that 14 points of similarity exist among all of the major religious traditions and that these similarities indicate an innate psychological affinity for religion within the human spirit. Using the theoretical basis of Noam Chomsky's theory of universal grammar, Smith demonstrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812696441
• ISBN13: 9780812696448
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"