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Thursday, July 25, 8:00pm 
Live Talks Los Angeles presents:
An Evening with Reza Aslan
in conversation with Rainn Wilson
discussing his new book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions. His first book, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, has been translated into thirteen languages and named by Blackwell as one of the hundred most important books of the last decade. He is also the author ofHow to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror (published in paperback as Beyond Fundamentalism), as well as the editor of Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. Born in Iran, he lives in New York and Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.

Rainn Wilson is best known for playing “Dwight” on NBC’s Emmy winning, “The Office.”  He has also acted in “Super”, “Hesher”, “Juno”, “Monsters Vs Aliens” and “The Rocker” among other movies.  He co-founded SoulPancake, a website and production company that seeks to tackle “Life’s Big Questions.”  He’s the spokesperson for The Mona Foundation and works on educational initiatives in Haiti.

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