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Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
Wed May 13, 2015, 03:10 PM May 2015

Does Harry Potter exist?


In a book that is sure to delight Harry Potter fans and spiritual seekers alike, Connie Neal embarks on an exploration into J.K. Rowling's created world of magic and mystery and enumerates more than fity "Potteran" themes that can be seen as glimmers of the Christian gospel. With an arsenal of charming allusions and parallels, Neal persuasively demonstrates that Harry Potter need not be rejected as a threat to the Christian faith, as some have claimed. Written accessibly in short three- to four-page chapters, Neal's The Gospel According to Harry Potter is both a much-needed stroke of interpretive genius and a fascinating reflection on our time's most popular literary series. This is a must-read for everyone intrigued by the Harry Potter phenomenona.

http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Harry-Potter-Spirituality/dp/B00BRB6L7M

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Does Harry Potter exist? (Original Post) Warren Stupidity May 2015 OP
YES Angry Dragon May 2015 #1
They have to try to ruin everything with their gawd blather.... haikugal May 2015 #2
don't read it. roguevalley May 2015 #8
Why would I not read it? I like Harry Potter! haikugal May 2015 #9
I could say the same to you about haikugal's post. beam me up scottie May 2015 #10
I'll read it. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #3
It's always funny to watch Christians revolt against popular culture... Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #4
Ikr? Get off my lawn! beam me up scottie May 2015 #11
Harry has 7 books, that other guy only half of won. advantage Harry nt msongs May 2015 #5
I'm sure that believing in Harry Potter is just as legitimate as not believing in him. n/t trotsky May 2015 #6
Yeah. bvf May 2015 #12
YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT HE DOESN'T!!!!! gcomeau May 2015 #7
Don't you start comparing belief in Potter to belief in Jesus Warren Stupidity May 2015 #13

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
10. I could say the same to you about haikugal's post.
Wed May 13, 2015, 04:51 PM
May 2015

Why are you so upset about this?

Are you the author or something?

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)
4. It's always funny to watch Christians revolt against popular culture...
Wed May 13, 2015, 03:35 PM
May 2015

...just to appropriate it ten years down the road.

They did the same thing with The Simpsons. When I was a kid, every other sermon was about the evils of Bart Simpson. Now, books have been written detailing the seriousness lurking just beneath the "eat my shorts" jokes.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
12. Yeah.
Wed May 13, 2015, 05:58 PM
May 2015

It always seems to be a 50/50 proposition, doesn't it?

Pray, or flip a coin. Your chances are the same, either way.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
13. Don't you start comparing belief in Potter to belief in Jesus
Wed May 13, 2015, 06:42 PM
May 2015

that would be extremely insulting to Potterites.

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