“I’d rather he killed me now than move one inch from where I was.” Bella, speaking of her desire to be with Edward, even if he kills her. “They […]
“You only have to risk your life every second you spend with me,” Edward to Bella, in Twilight. “We’re also like sharks in a way. Once we taste the blood, or […]
[Note: This is neither a book review nor a book summary, but rather an overview of some of the elements and themes found in Shadowmancer that may be of interest to […]
[Note: [Fiction and fantasy are neutral and can be fine vehicles for literature, but fantasy and fiction are given shape by their content. Fiction can be quite influential, especially on children. […]
[Note: To get the fullest view of what is being said about the Harry Potter books, please read the article on the first Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter, Sorcery, and Fantasy,” […]
THEMES OF DARKNESS, DISOBEDIENCE, AND OCCULTISM IN BOOKS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR Introduction: The foundation showing that sorcery is an occult practice, that J. K. Rowling’s character Harry Potter is […]
Harry Potter is a character in a series of books written by J. K. Rowling about a young boy who discovers he is really a wizard, in other words, a […]
“The book depicts the Temptation and Fall not as the source of all woe and misery, as in traditional Christian teaching, but as the beginning of true human freedom something […]
[First published in the Midwest Christian Outreach Journal, Vol 14, No. 1, Winter, 2008; modified for website March, 2008] [Note: Some of the material for this article is also found […]
[Note: This is not a book review, but rather an overview of problematic spiritual issues in the book. There is much information on Pullman’s agnostic/atheist views elsewhere, so that is […]