Entertainment, Literature & Harry Potter | Theology Gals | Episode 38

Coleen and Ashley discuss entertainment, literature and Harry Potter. Should Christians read fiction and fantasy at all? Does Harry Potter really endorse the occult as some claim? They also discuss teaching your children to love reading.
Episode Resources:
Discerning Entertainment by Burk Parsons

Harry Potter and the Dark Maven of BlogSpotting by Phil Johnson

Harry Potter’s Magic by Alan Jacobs

Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts by Jerram Barrs

Theology Gals Christ & Culture Podcast

Theology Gals Two Kingdoms Podcast

The Harry Potter Bible Study – a Review by Fred Butler

Why Boys Don't Read by Rachel Miller

This article from the satirical paper The Onion was copied into an email chain without citation and used to evidence the views on Harry Potter of many Christians. It also made the list of times The Onion Had People Completely Fooled, along with being the basis of an anti Harry Potter book

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