Author: Reza Aslan

Quotes

The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.

The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.

- Reza Aslan

I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.

I believe in God, which means I am open to some absurd possibilities. But I understand the power of that faith, and I understand the metaphor of that belief.

- Reza Aslan

In the 5,000-year history of Jewish thought, the notion of a God-man is completely anathema to everything Judaism stands for.

In the 5,000-year history of Jewish thought, the notion of a God-man is completely anathema to everything Judaism stands for.

- Reza Aslan

It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible.

It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible.

- Reza Aslan

Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.

Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.

- Reza Aslan

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

- Reza Aslan

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