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Related: About this forumDoes 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
It's always funny to watch Christians revolt against popular culture...
Act_of_Reparation
May 2015
#4
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. YES
haikugal
(6,476 posts)2. They have to try to ruin everything with their gawd blather....
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)8. don't read it.
haikugal
(6,476 posts)9. Why would I not read it? I like Harry Potter!
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)10. I could say the same to you about haikugal's post.
Why are you so upset about this?
Are you the author or something?
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)3. I'll read it.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)4. It's always funny to watch Christians revolt against popular culture...
...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.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)11. Ikr? Get off my lawn!
If if weren't for those meddling kids...
msongs
(67,395 posts)5. Harry has 7 books, that other guy only half of won. advantage Harry nt
trotsky
(49,533 posts)6. I'm sure that believing in Harry Potter is just as legitimate as not believing in him. n/t
It always seems to be a 50/50 proposition, doesn't it?
Pray, or flip a coin. Your chances are the same, either way.
gcomeau
(5,764 posts)7. YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT HE DOESN'T!!!!!
RAAAAAWRRRRR!!!!!
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)13. Don't you start comparing belief in Potter to belief in Jesus
that would be extremely insulting to Potterites.