Reza Aslan
Getting religion (close to) right on YouTube
By Andrew Henry — January 3, 2018
(RNS) — Since the cancellation of Reza Aslan's 'Believer' series on CNN, another educational show about religion has skated largely under the radar of scholars.
Cue the religion scholar! Representing faith on the big and small screen
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 1, 2017
(RNS) — Try boiling down 400 years of religious history into a few seconds.
The Twitterverse pounces on Reza Aslan’s firing
By Madeleine Buckley — June 13, 2017
(RNS) People expressed concern about Aslan's firing and some suggested his Muslim identity may have played a role.
Bigger mysteries, fewer answers in ‘The Leftovers’ finale
By Kimberly Winston — June 4, 2017
(RNS) Was the "Sudden Departure" an act of God? Is there a God? If there is, why does he let bad things happen to people in the series? These, and other theological "big ones," formed the heart of the HBO series, but went unresolved.
Reza Aslan and the ‘pettiness of academia’
By Andrew Henry — April 14, 2017
(RNS) Translating our research to a popular audience demands a skill set above and beyond the training we receive in doctoral programs; Aslan undoubtedly excels at it.
Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ sensationalizes and stereotypes Hindus
By Aseem Shukla — March 7, 2017
(RNS) What Aslan should have done is give voice to the scores of contemporary Hindu spiritual leaders who reject the notion that Hinduism or its scriptures sanction a birth-based hierarchy or caste-based discrimination.
Reza Aslan tries to make a ‘Believer’ out of everyone
By Kimberly Winston — March 3, 2017
(RNS) In his new CNN series, the best-selling author and religion scholar eats human brains, takes a dip in the dirty Ganges and dances in the street with gang members.
Muslim attitudes about LBGT are complex
By Lauren Markoe — June 17, 2016
(RNS) Mainstream Islamic authorities reject gay relationships. But some Muslims hope for change, and say the roots of homophobia within Muslim communities may not be as deep as many think.
Long road for Reza Aslan’s ‘Of Kings and Prophets’ from Bible to TV
By Kimberly Winston — March 15, 2016
(RNS) It's time Hollywood treated Bible believers like adults, Aslan says.
Reza Aslan defends controversial new book on Jesus
By Bob Smietana — August 2, 2013
(RNS) Reza Aslan's controversial new book about Jesus is about to make him a best-selling author. “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” has already reached No. 1 on Amazon.com. But critics say Aslan has simply created his own version of Jesus.
Reza Aslan: Santorum as ayatollah?
By Kevin Eckstrom — March 9, 2012
"We believe in democracy and we also believe in freedom, but we do not believe in liberal democracy." Who said it?
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