Reza Aslan is an acclaimed writer and scholar of religions whose books include No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam and Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. He is also the author of How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror (published in paperback as Beyond Fundamentalism), as well as the editor of Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three sons.
"Grippingly narrated and thoughtfully examined . . . a literate,
accessible introduction to Islam."--The New York Times
"[Reza] Aslan offers an invaluable introduction to the forces that
have shaped Islam [in this] eloquent, erudite paean to Islam in all
of its complicated glory."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "Wise and
passionate . . . an incisive, scholarly primer in Muslim history
and an engaging personal exploration."--The New York Times Book
Review
"Acutely perceptive . . . For many troubled Muslims, this book will
feel like a revelation, an opening up of knowledge too long
buried."--The Independent (U.K.) "Thoroughly engaging
and excellently written . . . While [Aslan] might claim to be a
mere scholar of the Islamic Reformation, he is also one of its most
articulate advocates."--The Oregonian
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