A 'Christian Reading' of Harry Potter
A Benedictine monk, Father Luke Bell, has spent the last 12 months writing Baptising Harry Potter: A Christian Reading of Harry Potter. Due to be published internationally next year, the book examines the series' strong references to Christian principles.
While some Christians have condemned the Harry Potter series, accusing them of promoting witchcraft and paganism, Fr Luke states:
"I do not think there is any intelligent view out there that says these books are evil. They are the sort of objections that come from people who have not read them."
"I don't feel at all that the books were leading children away from Christian spirituality."
"They are full of Christian themes of love and sacrifice."
Although he began writing the book last year, the research had taken around ten years.
