There's nothing more distasteful than an academic having to, like, trot out his credentials. You really come off as a jerk when you do that. Reza Aslan academiccredentialdistasteful Change image and share on social
The New Testament is not a historical document. Reza Aslan documenthistoricaltestament Change image and share on social
The idea that education will lead to a lessening of bigotry is just factually incorrect. Reza Aslan bigotryeducationfactually Change image and share on social
'Zeal' is essentially a compromising devotion to God, a commitment to cleansing the Holy Land of all foreign and pagan presences and to re-establish the kingdom of David as God had intended. Reza Aslan cleansecommitmentcompromise Change image and share on social
Is it possible that Jesus, unlike 98 percent of his fellow Jews, was literate and educated? Yes, it's possible. Reza Aslan educatefellowjesus Change image and share on social
In the history of the prophetic biblical canon that starts with Genesis, the Koran is by far the most tolerant of the views of other religions. Reza Aslan biblicalcanongenesis Change image and share on social
The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously. Reza Aslan matterpeoplereligion Change image and share on social
You can be a follower of Jesus and not necessarily be a Christian. Reza Aslan christianfollowerjesus Change image and share on social
What the printing press is to Christianity in the 16th century, that's what the Internet is doing to Islam now. It has opened up the monopoly over the interpretation of Islam that used to solely belong to the religious class. Reza Aslan 16thbelongcentury share on social
Many of the prophets of Jesus's time were thought to just be mad men, just sort of crazy people who were claiming to channel the divine. Perhaps that means we should be a little less judgmental of some of our own crazies talking about God on the corner. They might actually have found a pretty comfortable place in Jesus's time. Reza Aslan channelclaimcomfortable share on social