What Would Jonathan Edwards Say About Harry Potter?
Tuesday 24 July 2007 @ 3:51 pm

How the preacher responded to pop culture’s version of transcendence.
Josh Moody | posted 7/24/2007 09:20AM

[WARNING: SOME PLOT SPOILERS.]

So there we have it. The most engrossing imaginative world created at the start of the 21st century is essentially pagan. Don’t get me wrong—I like the Harry Potter series. I’ve read all of the books. And I’m sure Jonathan Edwards would have done so, too.
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Edwards was acutely aware of the cultural movements of his time. He said in “Some Thoughts Concerning the Revival” that he made it his practice to take light from wherever it came. Of course, reading John Locke and the like is not quite like reading books designed (originally) for children.

It’s hard to imagine that Edwards would….


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