UPCOMING EVENT
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Professor Reza Aslan will deliver the 4th Annual Richard L. Evans Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, September 20 at 7:30 pm in the Hinckley Center Assembly Hall. Dr. Aslan’s Lecture is titled “Why I Am A Believer: My Journey of Religious Exploration.”
Prof. Aslan is a noted writer, religion scholar, sought-after speaker, popular media commentator, and Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer. The series Aslan produced for CNN—Believer—probed religious faith and customs from around the world in a search for common religious ground. Here are some of the books Aslan has authored:
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Aslan was born in Iran, a country where Shia Islam is the dominant faith. His parents moved the family to United States when Reza was seven, and he has lived here since then. At age fifteen, Reza converted to an Evangelical form of Christianity. Later, in college, further study of Islam prompted his (re)conversion to Islam. Today, Aslan finds himself drawn to the Sufi form of Islam, although he continues to hold Shia Islam in high regard. “Aspects of the Shia identity are so deeply embedded in my identity,” comments Aslan, “that I carry them with me regardless of the religion I pursue.”
Dr. Aslan’s lecture is not one to miss. When told that Aslan would be returning to BYU, a colleague who regularly attends lectures sponsored by the Kennedy Center remarked that Dr. Aslan’s address there from nearly a decade ago lingers in his memory as one of the best he has ever heard at the Center. Dr. Aslan’s Richard L. Evans Memorial Lecture on September 20 promises to provide a memorable evening of insight and inspiration.
