It may interest some here to first research Reza Aslan's credentials. He is certainly the media's "poster boy" intellectual "American Muslim". But it looks to me that non-mainstream progressive personalities call him out on his self-claimed credentials.

Sam Harris is certainly not a fan of Aslan. (And I seem to remember, but my memory is hazy on this, that Harris' friend and occasional collaborator, Maajid Nawas have also questioned Aslan's motives.)

Here's David Pakman's video questioning Aslan's credentials:

You might also be interested in a book, "When God was a Woman" I examines the history of female deities and how they were subverted by men. Just goes to show that all cultures invent some sort of supernatural power to explain the unexplainable.

I added it to my list of books to read. I was greatly relieved that it isn't that long. I find reading about religion in general to be onerous. However, I get a lot of good recommendations of books on this site, most of which I enjoy reading.

Best book recommendation from this site to date(01-06-2018) has been "Sophie's World" which is a novel about the history of philosophy.

From what I've seen, Aslan seems to be an apologist and revisionist for Islam.

Thanks

Will buy it for sure.