By: Stuart|14 July, 2011|Categories: Books|Tags: C. S. Lewis . Harry Potter . Incantational . Invocational . John Granger . Magic . occult . Witchcraft
The following is an excerpt from an excellent book How Harry Cast his Spell: The Meaning Behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling’s Bestselling Books, by John Granger. This book I recommend everyone should read. Sharing this particular excert was inspired by a discussion on the witchcraft and magic that features in the Harry Potter stories, and why Christians should avoid it.
Read more »By: Stuart|01 December, 2010|Categories: Books . Films|Tags: Harry Potter . Holly . imago dei . J. K. Rowling . John Granger . Phoenix . The Holly and the Ivy . Travis Prinzi . Wandlore
Here I look at another reason why Christians can appreciate Harry Potter: the symbolic meaning of Harry’s wand and what it means to be truly human.
Read more »By: Stuart|06 December, 2008|Categories: Book Reviews . Practical Engagement|Tags: Harry Potter
Almost everyone I talk to in Christian circles either shakes their head disapprovingly at the idea of reading Harry Potter, or mentions their concern about the questionable content. “What about the witchcraft?” “Isn’t it a doorway to the occult?” I have five major criticisms of this idea and footnote some great resources.
Read more »By: Stuart|05 December, 2008|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Christian Worldview . Creation . Fall . Harry Potter . Redemption . Rowling
The furor over J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in Christian circles is now a cause for shame-faced admissions of mistake. One is reminded of a similar stir caused by the release of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series, seen then to be an advertisement for the occult and guilty of leading children astray. While many were crying foul, others were convinced that Rowling was writing from within the Christian worldview. With Rowling revealing herself a Christian after the release of the seventh book, perhaps it is time to cede her the award for the greatest Christian fiction novel ever written.
Read more »