Passadorama’s Eduardo Seabra interviews Reza Aslan — a Professor of Creative Writing at University of California, Riverside, holder of a PhD in the Sociology of Religions from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” and “God: A Human History”. They discuss, among other subjects, the political uses of the figure of Jesus, the role of women in Primitive Christianity, as well as characters such as Mary Magdalene, Judas and self-proclaimed Apostle Paul. Zealot was #1 New York Times Bestseller. Aslan is also a recipient of the James Joyce Award.
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