Can Religion and Reason be Reconciled?

Moderated by author and L.A. Times Book Critic Jonathan Kirsch
Thursday, January 25, 2007
01:27:49
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Episode Summary
Aslan (No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam) and Harris (The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason; Letter to a Christian Nation) square off for the first time to debate the future of religion and its role in society.

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Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is Middle East Commentator for NPR's "Marketplace" and Muslim Affairs Analyst for CBS News.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Santa Clara University, a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard University, a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from the University of Iowa, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Sociology of Religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara.


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