Stephen Prothero, religion scholar and bestselling author, discusses his new book,* God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World—And Why Their Differences Matter*.
Stephen Prothero is the chair of the religion department at Boston University. His book *American Jesus* was named one of the best religion books of 2003 by *Publishers Weekly* and one of the year’s best nonfiction books by the *Chicago Tribune*. He writes and reviews for the *New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Salon*, and other publications. He holds degrees from Harvard and Yale.