Host reza aslan company probably rocks the world comes the christian world with zealot the life and times of jesus of nazareth. But you do right this in your book. He said the most obvious reason not to dismiss the disciples resurrection experiences out of hand at the cell messiahs before and after them. It was precisely the fervor with which the followers believed in the resurrection that performed this time is that into the largest religion. While the resurrection itself is an ahistorical phenomenon. Another was something historians have no business talking about one way or another. The claim to the resurrection by the disciples is an historical phenomenon reason unquestionable historical phenomenon. It is just a fact that very soon after jesus death, his disciples believed and preached he was risen again. I personally estimate he believes in god so im not going to deny jesus was raised from the dead. Ill just say its not my business as an historian. What cannot be denied is whatever
Host set five, salman rushdie, one of your favorite books and authors. Guest thats right. Satanicber the first time i rad i heard about it and never got around to reading it. Think. I had heard about it obviously never got around to reading it. I thought only friends bookshelf and i thought was a big deal. Lets read this thing. It was incredible. The idea you could write about the deep spiritual ideas in a work of fiction to make it come alive in the narrative that he did, it really and what to me as a writer. Probably a lot with Garcia Marquez are the three sort of authors i thought this is what i want to do. This is who i want to be. Host guest itd save hook by not a very wellknown political philosopher who teaches at iowa. It is a book about the way we can start thinking about money as a secret day, the way it used to be. He makes a very important argument, which is the creation of what we call money arose to facilitate gift exchange. In other words, the idea was before money if i h
choir singing the Angel Gabriel was sent from god to a city of galilee named. Narrator every sunday, in every corner of the world. The virgin, betrothed to a man whose name. Narrator . People gather to hear a story. And the virgins name was mary. Narrator for more than 2,000 years, that story has been told and retold. And to bear a son. Narrator along the way, each generation has found in its telling its own meaning and interpretation. . You shall call his name jesus. narrator that story, of a man called jesus of nazareth, a man who became jesus christ, was originally told by his first followers. . And be called the son of the most high. narrator . And then retold in accounts by later believers in the gospels. The gospel according to st. Luke. Narrator so began the building of a religion. Now it is our turn, with the help of scholars and historians, theologians and archaeologists, to return to that time and use our best efforts to understand that story. Of a man born in obscurity in wh
[laughter] are we all sat . Yes, youre all set. All right. Okay, guys, have a great holiday. [applause] [cheers] [applause] up next, peter slen interviews spirituality author Karen Armstrong in london and she talks about her transition from none to offer in the World Religions she she has written about imperturbable foundation. Joining us now in london is author Karen Armstrong, 20 plus books that she has written and well known in the United States. What do you write about . I read about all religion. And its something i never thought that i do. Because my dream had become to be a University Professor in english literature. And even though i have been a nun when i was young, i moved away from that experience and wanted nothing to do with religion ever again and then a series of disasters occurred one after the other. And i found myself much to my surprise on Television Presenting some programs, some controversial programs that i was quite angry about religion. That career folded and i
choir singing the Angel Gabriel was sent from god to a city of galilee named. Narrator every sunday, in every corner of the world. The virgin, betrothed to a man whose name. Narrator . People gather to hear a story. And the virgins name was mary. Narrator for more than 2,000 years, that story has been told and retold. And to bear a son. Narrator along the way, each generation has found in its telling its own meaning and interpretation. . You shall call his name jesus. narrator that story, of a man called jesus of nazareth, a man who became jesus christ, was originally told by his first followers. . And be called the son of the most high. narrator . And then retold in accounts by later believers in the gospels. The gospel according to st. Luke. Narrator so began the building of a religion. Now it is our turn, with the help of scholars and historians, theologians and archaeologists, to return to that time and use our best efforts to understand that story. Of a man born in obscurity in wh