![]() ![]() ![]() In a CNN post recently, Aslan explains how his life experiences influenced his faith and fueled his desire to write Zealot. ![]() “Perhaps the book is a sign that things are changing.” “There has been a shortage of serious academic scholarship on the historical Jesus or the New Testament generally written by Muslims,” he says. Matthew Anderson told The Daily Beast that Aslan's book is a crucial contribution to the Christian-Muslim dialogue. “Very few scholars of religion who are Muslim write about Christianity.” Rev. ![]() “It should be welcomed.” In fact: “About 90 percent of the scholarly historical study of Islam is written by Christians or Jews,” Aslan says. “A Muslim writing an academic book about Jesus is groundbreaking,” they reported. In response to Fox's criticisms, The Daily Beast argues that Aslan's “refreshingly unique” voice is much-needed in scholarly religious works. “The clip was watched and cheered by millions,” The Guardian recounts, “It was extraordinary.” His already bestselling book Zealot also shot to #1 on The New York Times Bestseller list after the interview aired. Emily Nussbaum, of the New Yorker, says that Aslan handled the surreal line of questioning “with remarkable calm.” His professionalism in the interview helped the video to go viral. Why a Muslim would write a book about Jesus? That's what Fox News repeatedly asked religions speaker Reza Aslan in a controversial interview in July. ![]()
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