God, the Devil, and Harry Potter: A Christian Minister's Defense of the Beloved Novels by J.K. Rowling

God, the Devil, and Harry Potter: A Christian Minister's Defense of the Beloved Novels by J.K. Rowling

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Book Description
“The Potter stories, far from being ‘wicked’ or ‘Satanic,’ ... are in fact narratives of robust faith and morality ...

“What Ms. Rowling has furnished us, besides what the Brits call ‘a good read,’ and a whopping good one, ... is a modern interpretation of the gospel, the wonderful news that ‘God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself’ and making sure that the goodness of creation would never be obliterated by the forces of... read more

Reader Reviews
Good input into the debate, October 11, 2003 Reviewer: Susan Norton from Australia I had some trouble rating this book, three or four stars. I think that in defending Harry Potter some of the premises go too far but it is still interesting and an informative contribution. If it drives the reader to a dictionary to theological terms I see no harm in that, though personally as a very amateur theologian I had no trouble understanding it. I think it's a mistake to impute an esoteric theological message to the author. As supplementary reading I highly recommend Hal GP Colebatch's "Return of the Heroes: Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Social Conflict" which I have reviewed on its own page.