The Gospel According to Harry Potter: The Spiritual Journey of the World's Greatest Seeker (Gospel According to) [Paperback]

Connie Neal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 16, 2008

Now Exploring Books 1 - 7! Is Harry Potter a Christ figure? Was book 7 a metaphor for the resurrection? Just how much did religion help shape J. K Rowling and the moral worldview of the most popular books of all time? Connie Neal has these answers and more! With the Harry Potter series now complete, fans of Harry Potter will be eager to read this revised and updated edition of The Gospel according to Harry Potter. This new edition includes discussion of all seven of the books in the Harry Potter series, including book seven, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Neal, an author and youth minister, finds many glimmers of the gospel in the stories of Harry Potter, Dumbledore, Severus Snape, and the other characters who inhabit the magical world of Hogwarts.

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About the Author

Connie Neal is a popular Christian author of such books as Wizards, Wardrobes, and Wookies: Navigating Good and Evil in Harry Potter, Narnia, and Star Wars; What s a Christian to Do with Harry Potter? and MySpace for Moms and Dads: A Guide to Understanding the Risks and the Rewards. She is a Harry Potter expert and has been a keynote speaker as several international Harry Potter conferences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wjk; Revised and Expanded edition (April 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0664231233
• ISBN-13: 978-0664231231
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Connie Neal is sought by secular and Christian media discussing pop culture and its intersection with Christianity, as well as family, marriage, and parenting issues. Connie has authored dozens of books including:The Gospel According to Harry Potter featured in Time, Christianity Today, and Entertainment Weekly. What's a Christian to Do with Harry Potter? featured in Newsweek, also Wizards, Wardrobes, & Wookiees and her signature book Dancing in the Arms of God, Connie has a BA in Communication from Pepperdine University and a MS in Education, specializing in Instructional Design for Online Learning from Capella University. She has created videos and curriculum for parents and teens. She toured as a guest speaker with Women of Faith. Her latest focus is on transitioning content to electronic publishing and online learning in keeping with the science of instruction and research-based multimedia learning principles.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Connie Neal: long-time Potter defender at her best., July 11, 2009

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Edward Murphy "Mr. Basketball" (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Gospel According to Harry Potter: The Spiritual Journey of the World's Greatest Seeker (Gospel According to) (Paperback)

I have read Connie Neal's other book's dating from 2002 and always found her points interesting. In the past, she was more "let's all get along" between Harry Potter fans and foes. Now, her latest work is nicely updated and makes stronger Christian comparisons than before since Rowling's series is complete.

Along these lines, I also highly recommend the very compelling "Does Harry Potter Tickle Sleeping Dragons?" by author, Nancy Solon Villaluz also available here at Amazon.com. (Click above on "see all my reviews" to read my review of it.) Certainly, Ms. Neal and Ms. Villaluz's works nicely complement each other in this emerging area of Potter discovery.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awsome!, June 13, 2009

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Ryan Welshans (Lakeland, Fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gospel According to Harry Potter: The Spiritual Journey of the World's Greatest Seeker (Gospel According to) (Paperback)

I used this book in a Bible study we did for my youth group and I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in seeing just how theological the Harry Potter books are. Your mind will be blow with the verse by verse comparisons and ideas that this cultural phenomenon has with one of the oldest scriptures in the world.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful In-Depth Examination of all 7 books, November 18, 2009

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This review is from: The Gospel According to Harry Potter: The Spiritual Journey of the World's Greatest Seeker (Gospel According to) (Paperback)

In The Gospel According to Harry Potter, Ms. Neal explores the correlation between Biblical principles and stories and the fictitious world of Harry Potter. She presents over 130 different points. While some were quite obvious, others were a unique look at familiar Scripture. A few of her critiques even caused me to rethink my initial impressions of JK Rowling's work. Each novel is covered in a separate section so that readers can go book by book without any "spoilers". This would make a great base for a group or family Bible Study.