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Chargement... A Charmed Life: The Spirituality of Potterworldpar Francis Bridger
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. My first non-fiction for the year. This is a fairly thin book (only 144 pages) written by an Anglican (Church of England) theologian. Bridger came across the Harry Potter books (up to Goblet of Fire) while helping out at a school, and sought to explore them. This was in part inspired by negative reactions by christians, including banning, dismissing and burning the books due to their 'dark themes' and 'sanitising of the occult'. It's a good book, well researched and thought out, with thoughtful comparisons to Lord of the Rings and The Lion, The Witch and The wardrobe. Bridger focuses on Potterverse's worldmaking, morality, use of Christian themes (though admitting these are not explicit), and metaphysics. He concludes that the books are not 'dangerous' (in fact, he applauds the morality lessons available in the books), and could be used by some to promote ideas of Christianity. Somehow, though, despite the good writing, and thoughtful ideas, something in this book was missing for me. It might be that it was written before Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood Prince came out, so he misses any wisdom that might have come from these (I would have liked to know how he saw Dumbledore's death), but it might be that he sometimes comes across as preaching to his readers, rather than having an interesting discussion. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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In this enlightening look at J.K. Rowling's phenomenal bestsellers, a Christian minister illuminates the powerful, positive message Harry Potter and his magical world bring to readers of all ages. Potter fever has swept the world and shows no signs of abating. The books and the recent movie have attracted millions of followers and fans, all of them eagerly awaiting the next installments. Along with the widespread enjoyment and appreciation of Harry Potter and his friendships, however, criticism of the series has also emerged. The opposition has focused on two issues; the darkness of the novels and their apparent endorsement of witchcraft and the occult. In A Charmed Life, Francis Bridger, a theologian and pastor, argues that far from promoting the dark arts, the Potter books are firmly based in Christian values, and offer valuable insights into our characters, our relationships, our priorities, and our spirituality. Taking readers on an entertaining tour of Potterworld, Bridger shows that each adventure presents new ways of expressing and exploring key spiritual issues, from the meaning of justice, to the need to confront fears, to the debilitating effects of evil. As Harry and his friends deal with one another, face their enemies, cope with their variously dysfunctional families, and experience the common problems of growing up, Bridger demonstrates, it is their intrinsic human goodness, love, and friendship--not wizardry or magic--that allows them to triumph over evil. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Written when just four of the books had been published, so some of the commentary is speculative - and of course was vindicated in the last book with its redemptive theme and many Christian symbols.
But still, despite being dated now, the writing is excellent and I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to know more about the positive spiritual side of the Harry Potter series.
Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-charmed-life-by-francis-bridger.h... ( )