Author Event: Huston Smith: Wisdomkeeper

Blue Hill, Maine - Dana Sawyer, professor of philosophy and religion at the Maine College of Art (MECA) in Portland, Maine, will discuss and read from his recent book, Huston Smith: Wisdomkeeper at the Blue Hill Public Library on Thursday July 16 at 7:00 PM. According to Sawyer, Huston Smith is the most renowned authority on world religions and comparative religion for the past half century.


Professor Sawyer has taught at MECA full-time for 26 years and is a native of Jonesport, Maine. He previously wrote a critically acclaimed biography of Aldous Huxley (Crossroad Publishing, 2002). Huston Smith was Huxley’s friend and student, and in the new book Sawyer focuses on their mutual investigations into mystical experience and the roots of human spirituality.


Huston Smith’s career spanned more than 60 years, during which time he taught at Washington University, M.I.T., Syracuse University, and the University of California at Berkeley, establishing himself as the most prominent scholar of religious studies in the world. His many books include The World’s Religions, Forgotten Truth, Beyond the Postmodern Mind, and Why Religion Matters.  Dana Sawyer worked with Smith for seven years to produce this authorized biography, conducting interviews with Smith and more than 60 other who were prominent in his life.


Books will be available for sale and signing. This event is sponsored by the Library. There is no charge, and everyone is welcome. For more information, call the Library at 374-5515.