October 29, 2007

Reza Aslan: October 29-November 4

Our next innovator will be Reza Aslan, a religious historian who calls for a return to Islamic tolerance. Learn more about Reza.



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  1. I had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Aslan speak at Bridgewater College last spring, and was moved then to read his splendid little book, “No god but God….”

    I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the history of Islam, the role of The Prophet, the current struggle within Islam — and how to avoid facile generalizations about this major religion.

    If Mr. Aslan is so moved, I would appreciate his thoughts on the “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week” sponsored by David Horowitz and others of his persuasion. As careful a commentator and scholar as Charles Haynes of the First Amendment Foundation has weighed in, finding the whole enterprise misguided at best (http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/commentary.aspx?id=19245).

    I suspect Mr. Aslan would find it symptomatic of the ease with which some groups fall into the “cosmic war” trap — but I’d rather he speak for himself.

    Comment by Raymond Firehock — October 31, 2007 @ 4:36 pm

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