February 5th, 2008 — , Hogwarts School of Literature, Hogwarts School of Theology, Podcasts from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head Pubcast - A Harry Potter Blog!
Christian Mythmaking: Why did Tolkien, Lewis, L’Engle, and Rowling create? How is story true? How does it make meaning? How does it place us in this world? The Christian “myth” is examined in light of fairy tale-tellers.
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Continue reading → Hog’s Head PubCast #43: Christian Mythmaking
November 5th, 2007 — Hogwarts School of Theology from Behold a Phoenix @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast - A Harry Potter Blog!
by Johnny
Halloween has come and gone (only 361 days left till the next one), but I want to briefly call to attention one important aspect of this fascinating holiday; that of confronting your fears with laughter and mockery. A while ago, I came across an interesting article by James B. Jordan (director of Biblical Horizons) [...]
October 21st, 2007 — Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts School of Theology, J.K. Rowling, Podcasts from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast - A Harry Potter Blog!
“Dumbledore was gay;” Christian reactions to the statement; maternal and romantic love in the Harry Potter series
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Pub Menu:
John Granger’s response
Dr. Amy H. Sturgis’s eyewitness report of the night
The initial SoG discussion
My essay: “Dumbledore is Gay: Welcome to the Culture War”
The text of “The Ballad of Nearly [...]
Continue reading → Hog’s Head PubCast #39: “Dumbledore was Gay”
October 21st, 2007 — Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts School of Theology, J.K. Rowling from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast - A Harry Potter Blog!
by Travis
If you’ve not been exposed to the “Culture War” before, welcome. J.K. Rowling has given you your introduction. I am hoping that after reading this post, you’ll run from the Culture War as quickly as I have. By “culture war,” I’m referring, of course, to the lines in the sand drawn [...]
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October 19th, 2007 — Defense Against the Harry Haters, Hogwarts School of Theology from Behold a Phoenix @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast - A Harry Potter Blog!
by Johnny
I received an early morning surprise yesterday as I checked this site and clicked on the link to MTV News where J.K. Rowling opened up about the Christian content in the Harry Potter novels. I do have to say that it was inevitable. JKR told Evan Solomon in July 2000, “[T]here is so much [...]
Continue reading → Scripture Quotations and Struggling with Faith
October 17th, 2007 — Defense Against the Harry Haters, Hogwarts School of Theology, Podcasts from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast - A Harry Potter Blog!
Rowling discusses the specific Christian content of the Harry Potter series.
We will return to Lovecraft studies with the next podcast. If you’re still having trouble getting into Lovecraft, try listening to the audio version of The Shadow Over Innsmouth, being released in 5 parts by the Atlanta Radio Theater Company (parts 1&2 presently [...]
Continue reading → Hog’s Head PubCast #38: Rowling Discusses Christian Content of Harry Potter!
October 17th, 2007 — Defense Against the Harry Haters, Hogwarts School of Theology from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast - A Harry Potter Blog!
Well, it’s finally happening: Rowling is specifically discussing the Christian content of the Harry Potter series.
John Granger has got discussion going at HogPro.
I think we’ll interrupt some of the Lovecraft discussion for a few posts on this, given that it’s pretty big news and pertains to what we’ve been discussing here for over two years! [...]
Continue reading → Rowling Discusses Christian Content of Harry Potter!
August 31st, 2007 — Hogwarts School of Theology from Behold a Phoenix @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
by Johnny
J.K. Rowling’s reference to ‘the Pardoner’s Tale’ as the realworld myth or faerie tale basis for the articles known as the Deathly Hallows is interesting because of the obvious Christian references in Chaucer’s work, The Canterbury Tales. If the Pardoner’s Tale is a morality tale then the idea of JKR tapping into Chaucer implies [...]
August 14th, 2007 — Hogwarts School of Theology from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
John has posted part 1 of 3 of his Prophecy 2007 talk on the Christian Content of Deathly Hallows. This is a must-read.
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July 31st, 2007 — Hogwarts School of Theology from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
This will probably be my last post before Prophecy 2007. I’ll be live-blogging from there, of course, and hopefully getting some good interview material for upcoming podcasts.
John Granger has started the conversation on Rowling’s first mention of faith since the release of Deathly Hallows. Here’s the quote:
Young voice: Harry’s also referred to as [...]
July 26th, 2007 — Deathly Hallows, Harry News and Commentary, Hogwarts School of Theology from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
I wrote a short review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for our local paper, the Democrat and Chronicle, and it was published today in the opinion section:
Harry Potter message is biblical: Love can oust evil
Thankfully, the online version does not have the mugshot of a picture I sent to the paper which appears [...]
Related StoresJuly 23rd, 2007 — Deathly Hallows, Hogwarts School of Theology from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
Spoiler Alert!
Alastair, who regularly blogs here, has left a fascinating comment under the Initial Reactions post, and it’s worth some discussion. I’ve quoted it here in full:
“I was wondering how closely the Deathly Hallows are supposed to be associated with the three temptations of Christ. That some connection exists seems clear enough to me. [...]
Continue reading → Deathly Hallows: The Three Temptations of Christ?
July 22nd, 2007 — Albus Dumbledore, Gryffindor Common Room, Hogwarts School of Theology from Travis Prinzi @ Sword of Gryffindor :: Hog's Head PubCast
SPOILER ALERT!
Where does one begin a post like this? There’s so much to say in response to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I’m not even sure what issue to tackle first.
Let’s start simple: I loved the book. There are a few disappointments, perhaps, but on the whole, it’s a tremendous novel, and [...]
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