The life and times of jesus of nazareth 20, which offers an interpretation of the life and mission of the historical jesus. Zealot by reza aslan rushed into print after fox news. He is also a recipient of the prestigious james joyce award. Reza aslans fox news interview video on new book zealot. Watch reading rockets exclusive video interviews with top childrens book authors and illustrators. After listening to a series of attacks from liberal media outlets against their religion correspondent lauren green for her interview with author reza aslan, fox news invited brent bozell. The video clip of the interview went viral within days and the book. Saint x author alexis schaitkin on the hardest part of writing a book whats in a page. It is a historical account of the life of jesus and analyzes the various religious perspectives on jesus as well as the creation of christianity. A small uk press has found itself in possession of a much hotter publishing property than it had imagined, after zealot.
Its expected to debut this weekend on the new york times bestseller list, becoming the latest in a long line of controversial and profitable books. Reza aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, according to his online biography, has gotten a boost in sales and popularity from his embarrassing interview with a fox news anchor about his new book, zealot. The life and times of jesus of nazareth and everything changed. The us academic whose latest book, zealot, was a bestseller even before his extraordinary fox news interview went viral talks about religion, his celebrity status and death threats.
Reza aslan, author of zealot reza aslan converted to christianity when he was a teenager, but became more interested in jesus than as a messiah. Charges of antimuslim prejudice flew thick and fast following fox news anchor lauren greens interview with reza aslan, a religious scholar and the author of zealot. Interviews with authors read about what makes some of the worlds most famous novelists tick in our interviews with authors series. The life and times of jesus of nazareth, went on s online show spirited debate to promote his book only to be prodded about. Reza aslan, author of the highlycontroversial, newly released book zealot, recently partook in a tense online interview with fox news lauren green in which he was questioned about his muslim faith and his reasons for writing a book about jesus life. In me, elton john pulls back the curtain on a storied life. Reza aslan knew exactly what he was doing in that fox news interview. Aslan was being interviewed on the occasion of the appearance of his book that places jesus of nazareth at the top of a. The life and times of jesus of nazareth increased to the point that the publisher has now. Get to know your favorite or soon to be favorite authors by reading our exclusive interviews. Now aslans controversial new book about jesus is about to make him a bestselling author.
Zealot author reza aslan responds to critics latest. Reza aslan is an internationally renowned writer, commentator, professor, producer, and scholar of religions. The life and times of jesus of nazareth, has been the talk of. Here, she shares a look into the audiobook industry and describes how narrating a new book is. Author reza aslan doubts fox reporter read his book, or even the book jacket. Reza aslan tells an old story about jesus christianity today. The life and times of jesus of nazareth is a book by iranianamerican writer and scholar reza aslan. Zealot author reza aslan, biblical scholar peter lillback engage in heated debate regarding jesus christ by leah marieann klett email protected dec 23, 2014 11. Video interviews with childrens authors and illustrators reading. The life and times of jesus of nazareth, was interviewed by fox news lauren green for spirited debate. Reza aslan on zealot, fox news and richard dawkins books. The muslim authors book is about the life and times of jesus of nazareth. Youll discover if chris van allsburg is really as spooky as.
Recent interviews include roshi fernando, debi gliori and sarah crossan, or scroll through the pages to browse our series archive. Is this the most embarrassing interview fox news has ever done. The life and times of jesus of nazareth, reza aslan follows this long tradition, settling on the hypothesis, also around for hundreds of years, that jesus was a jewish. After a fox news interview with author reza aslan went viral, book sales for his new work zealot. Fox news interview brings zealot author bigger sales. Once more, the national book awardwinning author finds the magic in the ordinary. The origins, evolution, and future of islam 2005, 2011, which has been translated into languages, and zealot. One of the last negroes at harvard shares his story april 18, 2020 in 1959, kent garrett was one of 18 black students accepted into a freshman class. The life and times of jesus of nazareth, have been translated into dozens of languages around the world. Because its that time of year, i took the opportunity to read a much debated but fascinating book about the historical jesus, zealot. October, 2019 in a wideranging interview with npr about his memoir, the rock star shares that at 72 years old, hes finally ready to look back. He offers thoughts on his royal friends, drug use and cell phones. The authors view is that jesus posed a political challenge to the temple hierarchy in jerusalem, and to their policy of working with the occupying romans, and that pauls apostleship to the gentiles was significantly different from the attitude of the rest of the church, but you wouldnt have to agree with this to benefit from the historical info in the book. The diplomats sanjay kumar spoke to reza aslan, whose book zealot.
Welcome to the shelf care interview, an occasional conversation series where booklist talks to book people. Fox news interview propels sales of reza aslans zealot. Its expected to debut this weekend on the new york times bestseller list, becoming the latest in a long line of controversial and profitable books about the so. Reza azlans zealot draws criticism from pastors and. How does an audiobook powerhouse like therese plummer do it. From the tragic jonestown koolaid drinkers to the australian cult the family to the fiery waco climax of the branch davidians, this book is a widesweeping look at cults around the world, from the host of the popular podcast zealot. Muslim author reza aslan defends zealot, his book on.
The truth about mike pence, journalists michael dantonio and peter eisner do a very thorough job characterizing the vice presidents carefully crafted blandnesssomeone whos thoughtful, concise, and pious, a family man with good hair and silent strength right out of trumps central casting. We love shining the spotlight on brilliant authors. In the interview, aslan had to reiterate that his academic career is separate from his faith, and that he is qualified to write a book on jesus. A interview with the scholar reza aslan about his new book, zealot. Reza aslan is a renowned writer, commentator, professor, emmynominated producer, and scholar of religions. The life and times of jesus of nazareth shot to no 1 in amazons us bestseller list when its author reza aslan became the subject of an extraordinary interview on us news channel fox news. The life and times of jesus of nazareth, says he wrote the book as a historian, not as a muslim. But those familiar with the harvard graduate and former christians work say zealot is rehashed scholarship that.
In the interview below, professor cunningham discusses. Of course, one excellent way of learning the skills you. It was a great privilege for me to get to interview amy, who has inspired me in many ways over the last few years. The life and times of jesus of nazareth by reza aslan random house, 20. Odd fox news interview lifts reza aslans biography on. You can learn about how they got started writing, what they enjoy about books, and more. Zealot by reza aslan differentiates the jesus of faith from the historical jesus of.
Long before religious scholar and author reza aslan was grilled about his credentials during a now infamous fox news interview with lauren green, he was immersed in religious studies, with a particular focus on the littleknown life of jesus christ. Fox news guest brent bozell defends reza aslan interview. The life and times of jesus of nazareth created controversy recently. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
The author is giving interviews in the major media, promoting his book, and people are asking questions about it and how to respond. The interview lasted about ten minutes and focused on aslans background more than the actual contents of the book. Green repeatedly asked aslan why, as a muslim, he was interested in writing about jesus life. Reza aslan is a religious scholar and the author of zealot. His book, zealot, considers jesus in the context of the time and place he lived in. Im one of those people who was prompted to read this book after i saw, live, the authors interview on fox news. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the.
Npr interviews with top authors and the npr book tour, a weekly feature and podcast where leading authors read and discuss their writing. Interview with reza aslan, author of zealot youtube. The life and times of jesus of nazareth has been interviewed on a host of media outlets in the last week. Random house is rushing to meet the surge in demand for the book. The decision to do books was made so that they would be around for the long term in libraries and other places and it would be free and accessible to anyone. He has become notorious after being the subject of an. The life and times of jesus of nazareth has already reached no.