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WSJ: Harry Potter finale "unmistakably Christian"

Posted by: Sightings of Faith in Culture on July 30, 2007 at 2:30PM EST

With the release of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, many were shocked to discover the Harry Potter finale brought to light the Christian symbolism percolating in the series all along. The Wall Street Journal proclaimed the blockbuster fantasy series by J.K. Rowling “subtly but unmistakably Christian,” in the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. (Some Potter fans, in fact, complained on http://mugglenet.com that they spent all these years reading a series that, in the end, they felt was trying to convert them.)

Further reading:
J.K. Rowling, Inkling? (On Religion)
Harry Potter for grownup believers (of all kinds) (On Religion)
The Gospel According to J.K. Rowling (Christianity Today)
Encouragement from Harry Potter (Marlo's Book Blog)
The Finale Is Magical, Even for Muggles (Wall Street Journal)
Harry Potter: Plenty of Stuff for Fans and Haters (Fantasy Fiction for Christians)

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Posted by: Paula B on August 23, 2007 1:54PM EST

You can add to your "Further Reading" list an Our Sunday Visitor title - "The Mystery of Harry Potter" by Nancy Carpentier Brown.

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