Pitt to Present a Lecture by Reza Aslan, "Welcome to the Islamic Reformation"
PITTSBURGH-Reza Aslan, a writer and scholar of comparative religions and author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam (Random House, 2005), will deliver a lecture at the University of Pittsburgh titled "Welcome to the Islamic Reformation," at 5:30 p.m. Sept.14 in Room 125, Frick Fine Arts Building, Schenley Drive, Oakland. No god but God, Aslan's first book, has been translated into several languages and was short-listed for the Guardian (UK) First Book Award.
Aslan received the Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from Santa Clara University, a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard University, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in fiction from the University of Iowa. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the history of religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The event is sponsored by Pitt's Center for Western European Studies/European Union Center of Excellence, Global Studies Program, and the Department of Religious Studies as well as the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, Muslim Student Association, Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. For more information, contact Elaine Linn at 412-648-2113 or eel58@ucis.pitt.edu.
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