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本文格式为Word版，下载可任意编辑哈利波特英文介绍 哈利波特 Harry potter AND RELIGION AN INTRODUCTION TO PLOTS, ISSUES AND THEMES 哈利波特 Harry potter The Harry Potter Saga Story of young boy who discovers he is a wizard, destined to fight evil, covering the seven years (age 11-18) that he spends at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. First Six books published to date (1997, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2022, 2022.) Seventh book rumoured by fans for July 2022 release (but unlikely - J.K. Rowling only began writing it January 2022) 哈利波特 Harry potter J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling (b. 1965) 2022, US dollar billionaire (1st person ever to become a billionaire by writing books). Degree in Classics and French, worked for Amnesty International, later unemployed. Idea for Harry Potter came to her on a train, she wrote first book on lunch breaks and while unemployed. 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone Plot: Harry discovers he’s a wizard; goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; makes friends and enemies; thwarts Voldemort’s plan to return to power; is saved from death by power of Mother’s Love. Religious Themes: special birth, marked destiny, good vs evil, sacrificial love, trial by fire (purification of the soul) 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Plot: Harry returns to Hogwarts, discovers the Chamber of Secrets, battles Tom Riddle/Voldemort, is saved by Ffawkes (phoenix) Religious Themes: good vs evil, demonic possession, sacrificial love, death/resurrection symbolism… 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Plot: Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban, hunts Harry; Dementors hunt Black (and Harry); true traitor is revealed Religious Themes: good vs evil, dangers of doing/using evil for “good” purposes, spiritual defense against “demons” of hopelessness, despair… 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire QuickTime?and a Sorenson Video 3 decompressor are needed to see this picture. Plot: Voldemort has returned, Death Eaters grow in power, Harry’s name entered into TriWizard Tournament, battles Voldemort in graveyard, saved by ghosts of parents. Religious themes: good vs evil, spiritual champion, sacrificial love, grace... 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Plot: The Order of the Phoenix resists Lord Voldemort, Harry is tormented at school, takes occlumency lessons from Snape, is lured into trap trying to save Sirius; battles death eaters and Voldemort, Sirius is killed; Dumbledore reveals a Prophesy Religious Themes: good vs evil, prophesy, predestination, Dark night of the soul… 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Plot: Potter uses a potions textbook owned by “half-blood Prince” to excel at potions; suspects Draco of being a death eater; learns about Voldemort’s early years; discovers Voldemort has split his soul into seven pieces; works with Dumbledore to retrieve pieces; commits to leave school to pursue quest after Dumbledore’s fall. Religious Themes: good vs evil, sacrificial love, faith… 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry P otter and Religious Communities - the controversy The main issue: the books deal with magic and witchcraft, which are forbidden in the Bible does the presence of magic and witchcraft in these books mean that they are advocating the practice of magic by Christian children? This question often takes three main forms… Harry Potter Book Burning 哈利波特 Harry potter Harry Potter and Religious Communities - Issue #1: Fantasy vs Reality? Is the world of Harry Potter presented as a fantasy world, or as a “real” world? Is it different from The Chronicles of Narnia in this way? If a fantasy world, (read: “completely fictional, imaginative, no connection to real world” does the challenge of Harry Potter in terms of religious response go away? If the world of Harry Potter is presented as a “real” world, what “threat” might Harry Potter present? Can children tell the difference between “fantasy” and “reality”? 哈利波特 Harry potter Fantasy vs Reality The “slippery slope” argument - admiring witches and wizards in fiction leads to admiring them in real life? The “quacks like a duck” argument - if its called witchcraft, involves spells and potions, and talking to ghosts, it is exactly what God has forbidden, no matter what context it is found in…? 哈利波特 Harry potter Fantasy vs Reality The Satanism argument If Satan is a real force, out to snare unwary minds with all tools at his disposal, wouldn’t this include fantasy novels… (especially ones that idealize witchcraft?) Fantasy novels as tools of Satan? 哈利波特 Harry potter Issue #2 - Good vs Evil Is Harry Potter really a “good” guy? Is Harry Potter a role model to follow, or one to avoid at all costs? If he’s a role model to foll。