If Jesus of Nazareth were to visit a modern-day church, he would be dumbfounded by the peace-loving, gentle Christ described in the sermons and songs. And if he were to discover these songs of worship ...

When religious scholar Reza Aslan was 15, he went to an evangelical Christian camp. For the first time, he heard the gospel story — the story of Jesus. It was a profound experience for him, and he ...

The film will be based on Dr. Reza Aslan's controversial book of the same name. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Lionsgate has picked up the screen rights to Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of ...

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I recently picked up a book that's been getting a lot of buzz - "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" by Reza Aslan, a Muslim religion author and teacher of creative writing. I quickly ...

Reza Aslan converted to Christianity when he was a teenager, but became more interested in Jesus than as a Messiah. His book, Zealot, considers... Christ In Context: 'Zealot' Explores The Life Of ...

The old adage of not judging a book by its cover holds true for Reza Aslan’s latest work, “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” The cover, with its dark hues and half-portrait of Jesus ...

Reza Aslan had an all-American religious experience after his family fled from Iran’s political-religious turmoil in 1979 and settled in California. He got saved. He walked forward during an ...

On Oct. 28, the Western church celebrates the feast day of one of the more obscure and lesser-known apostles: St. Simon. The name Simon comes from the Hebrew “Shimon,” which essentially means “the one ...

Today we are in conversation with Reza Aslan, Iranian-American writer, scholar of religions, and professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside on his book Zealot: The Life ...

The person and work of Jesus of Nazareth has been a topic of constant interest since he lived and died some 2,000 years ago. Much speculation about who he was and what he taught has led to confusion ...