Have you read "Looking for God in Harry Potter" by John Granger? He's an Orthodox Christian and makes an incredibly detailed case in the book. When the book came out, only four of the HP books were out, but based on a lot of this, Granger makes a lot of good guesses where the series was going.
Granger also headed the website HogwartsProfessor.com. It's a lot less active than it once was (and I think his topics are probably more specific and deeper now) but he's moved the operation over to substack just recently. https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com . I haven't read it in awhile, but I highly recommend the "Looking for God in Harry Potter" book.
'Looking for God in Harry Potter' went through four editions; the last one was published in 2008 after 'Deathly Hallows' and was retitled 'How Harry Cast His Spell.'
For a more esoteric interpretation of the finale, see 'The Deathly Hallows Lectures.'
For the chiastic structure of each book and the seven book series as a whole, see 'Harry Potter as Ring composition and Ring Cycle.'
For the literary allusion and the four traditional levels of reading a book, see 'Harry Potter's Bookshelf.'
Have you read "Looking for God in Harry Potter" by John Granger? He's an Orthodox Christian and makes an incredibly detailed case in the book. When the book came out, only four of the HP books were out, but based on a lot of this, Granger makes a lot of good guesses where the series was going.
No way! I've never heard of that. That's so exciting. I think it's a great teaching tool for kids if looked at through this lens.
Granger also headed the website HogwartsProfessor.com. It's a lot less active than it once was (and I think his topics are probably more specific and deeper now) but he's moved the operation over to substack just recently. https://hogwartsprofessor.substack.com . I haven't read it in awhile, but I highly recommend the "Looking for God in Harry Potter" book.
Thank you so much, this is a great tip!
'Looking for God in Harry Potter' went through four editions; the last one was published in 2008 after 'Deathly Hallows' and was retitled 'How Harry Cast His Spell.'
For a more esoteric interpretation of the finale, see 'The Deathly Hallows Lectures.'
For the chiastic structure of each book and the seven book series as a whole, see 'Harry Potter as Ring composition and Ring Cycle.'
For the literary allusion and the four traditional levels of reading a book, see 'Harry Potter's Bookshelf.'