Reza Aslan and the State of Religious Discourse in America
Reza Aslan, Author, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth; Twitter @rezaaslan
Paul Crowley, S.J., Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
Kitty Murphy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of New Testament, Santa Clara University; Author, The Historical Jesus for Dummies
David Pinault, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
Aslan’s book Zealot started a media firestorm ranging from the historical accuracy to the underlying assumptions about a Muslim writing a book on Jesus. Join our panel of scholarly experts as they discuss some of the theological presumptions raised in Aslan’s book, unexpected media controversy, as well as the state of religious discourse in the United States.
Location: Mayer Theatre, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
Time: 7 p.m. program, 8:15 p.m. book signing
Price: FREE
Also know: In association with Santa Clara University; attendees may be subject to search; no large bags