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September 24, 2009 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Samir Selmanovic, author of “It’s All About God” from Jossey-Bass, describes himself as a Muslim Atheist Jewish Christian — no commas, just three adjectives and a noun.

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