God

Reza Aslan offers so much to relish in his excellent ‘Human History’ of God. In tracing the commonalities that unite religions, Aslan makes truly challenging arguments that believers in many traditions will want to explore further, and to mull over. This rewarding book is very ambitious in its scope, and it is thoroughly grounded in an impressive body of reading and research.

</i>Philip Jenkins, author of <i>Crucible of Faith

Breathtaking in its scope and controversial in its claims, God: A Human History shows how humans from time immemorial have made God in their own image, and argues that they now should stop. Writing with all the verve and brilliance we have come to expect from his pen, Reza Aslan has once more produced a book that will prompt reflection and shatter assumptions.

</i>Bart D. Ehrman, author of <i>How Jesus Became God

A brief and lively history... Extraordinary.

Alexander Waugh, Spectator

Aslan turns Genesis on its head. The extent of our divine anthropomorphism is fascinating. As an introductory biography of a figure who has good claim to be called the most influential of all time, it is interesting indeed.

Catherine Nixey, The Sunday Times

Timely, riveting, enlightening and necessary.

Huffington Post

Tantalizing . . . Driven by [Reza] Aslan’s grace and curiosity, God . . . helps us pan out from our troubled times, while asking us to consider a more expansive view of the divine in contemporary life.

The Seattle Times

[Aslan’s] slim, yet ambitious book [is] the story of how humans have created God with a capital G, and it’s thoroughly mind-blowing.

Los Angeles Review of Books

Aslan is a born storyteller, and there is much to enjoy in this intelligent survey.

San Francisco Chronicle