Lesley Hazleton

About the Author

Lesley Hazleton is a British-born writer, scholar, and journalist renowned for her incisive explorations of religion, history, and human belief. With a background in psychology and a career spanning decades as a reporter in the Middle East, she brings a unique blend of scholarly rigor and narrative flair to her work, demystifying complex theological and historical narratives for general audiences. Hazleton's writing challenges simplistic views of faith, emphasizing its messy, human dimensions. Her acclaimed books include After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam, which vividly recounts the pivotal schism that shaped the Islamic world, and Agnostic: A Spirited Manifesto, a bold defense of doubt as a vital intellectual stance. Living in Seattle, she continues to provoke thought on the intersections of spirituality and skepticism.