What's happened in the United States is something that has already happened in Europe and that is that Islam is become 'otherised',… — Reza Aslan Anxiety Copy Share Image
A politician is a politician whether he's wearing a suit or a funny hat. — Reza Aslan Hats Copy Share Image
A majority of Israelis want to give up the West Bank for peace, and obviously the same thing is desired by the… — Reza Aslan Country Copy Share Image
I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and… — Reza Aslan Absurd Copy Share Image
The bad news is that Iran wants to talk about everything except their nuclear program. They want to talk about regional cooperation,… — Reza Aslan Bad news Copy Share Image
Whether you're talking about MSNBC or Fox or CNN, it's all about getting enough interest out there, sensationalizing the story in such… — Reza Aslan About Copy Share Image
'Zeal' is essentially a compromising devotion to God, a commitment to cleansing the Holy Land of all foreign and pagan presences and… — Reza Aslan Cleansing Copy Share Image
I'm interested in the origins of the religious experience, how the history of religion has evolved over the last umpteen thousand years,… — Reza Aslan Been Copy Share Image
“The Son of God Among Greeks and Romans,” Harvard Theological Review 93.2 (2000): 85–100. Two zealous rabbis, Judas son of Sepphoraeus and… — Reza Aslan Son of god Copy Share Image
You have almost zero chance of being killed by a refugee in America. You have almost no chance of being killed in… — Reza Aslan Almost zero Copy Share Image
“There are two distinct methods of interpreting the Quran. The first, tafsir, is primarily concerned with elucidating the literal meaning of the… — Reza Aslan Islam Copy Share Image
“The very purpose of designing the Temple of Jerusalem as a series of ever more restrictive ingressions was to maintain the priestly… — Reza Aslan Jesus Copy Share Image
I really believe that to have a full impression of Jesus, both as Christ as a man, you must know about the… — Reza Aslan Believe Copy Share Image
The Muslim community is completely fractured - it doesn't really exist anymore; the only place it does exist is online. — Reza Aslan Anymore Copy Share Image
I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek, who has… — Reza Aslan Also Copy Share Image
“The plaque the Romans placed above Jesus's head as he writhed in pain—"King of the Jews"—was called a titulus and, despite common… — Reza Aslan Cross Copy Share Image
Im a person of faith, and the language that I use to define my faith, the symbols and metaphors that I rely… — Reza Aslan Because Copy Share Image
“It is a miracle that we know anything at all about the man called Jesus of Nazareth.” — Reza Aslan Miracles Copy Share Image
“Faith is a choice; anyone who says otherwise is trying to convert you.” — Reza Aslan Choice Copy Share Image
As with all journeys, the Way has an end, though it should not be imagined as a straight road leading to a… — Reza Aslan Destination Copy Share Image
“Whether for good or for bad, the Iran that ultimately rises out of the ashes of last summer's uprising will be unlike… — Reza Aslan Dissent Copy Share Image
The idea that education will lead to a lessening of bigotry is just factually incorrect. — Reza Aslan Bigotry Copy Share Image
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I have not come to bring peace, but the sword.… — Reza Aslan Nature Copy Share Image
I have to say that it's a weird feeling to have to respond to a Christian leader of an anti-Muslims organisation -… — Reza Aslan Bits Copy Share Image
“This is an extremely difficult matter for modern readers of the gospels to grasp, but Luke never meant for his story about… — Reza Aslan Bible Copy Share Image