Reza Aslan

Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American journalist and author. He has written the 2005 book No god But God .

Reza Aslan ( , ; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside . His educational background is in religious studies and the history of religion, and includes a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has written two books on religion: No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam and Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth . Aslan is a member of the American Academy of Religion .

Iranian-American scholar of religious studies Reza Aslan ( , ; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of religious studies , writer, and television host. He has written four books on religion: No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam , Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization , Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and God: A Human History. Aslan is a member of the American Academy of Religion , the Society of Biblical Literature, and the International Qur'anic Studies Association. He is a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside and a board member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).

Iranian-US scholar of religious studies Reza Aslan ( , ; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociology of religion , writer, and television host. A convert to evangelical Christianity from Shia Islam as a youth, Aslan eventually reverted to Islam but continued to write about Christianity. He has written four books on religion: No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam , Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization , Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth , and God: A Human History . Aslan has worked for television, including a documentary series exploring world religions on CNN called Believer , and serving as an executive producer on the HBO drama series The Leftovers . He is a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside , and a board member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).

Iranian-US scholar of religious studies Reza Aslan ( Persian : رضا اصلان , IPA: [ˈɾezɒː æsˈlɒːn] ; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociology , writer, and television host. A convert to evangelical Christianity from Shia Islam as a youth, Aslan eventually reverted to Islam but continued to write about Christianity. The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam , Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization , Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth , God: A Human History and in 2022 An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville . Aslan has worked for television, including a documentary series exploring world religions on CNN called Believer , and served as an executive producer on the HBO drama series The Leftovers . He is a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside , and a board member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).