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Reza Aslan, Bill Collage and Adam Cooper

Reza Aslan is an internationally renowned writer and scholar of religions. His books, including his #1 New York Times Bestseller “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,” have been translated into dozens of languages around the world. | Bill Collage & Adam Cooper have written more than 40 movies for various studios — including “Exodus: Gods & Kings,” directed by Ridley Scott, “Transporter Refueled” for Luc Besson, the upcoming third installment in the “Divergent” series, “Allegiant,” and an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning book “Devil in the Grove.”

(A)theologies, Archive, CultureMarch 14, 2016

“Of Kings and Prophets” Producers—a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew—Refuse to Sanitize the Bible

By Reza Aslan, Bill Collage and Adam Cooper

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan stated: “Religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion…

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