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More on Harry from the Duck of Minerva

August 17, 2007 – 5:03 pm

The Duck of Minerva has a thoroughly thought-out post on “What Harry Potter inherits from Star Wars.” This post discusses the way stories like this become constitutive myths for an entire generation.
I thought it was a great parallel between the two, especially because as myths, both stories have huge amounts of truth in them, [...]

By Anna | Also posted in Culture, Harry Potter, Youth Ministry | Comments (0)

What Harry has to say about youth ministry

August 9, 2007 – 2:38 pm

I recently finished reading the long-awaited final installment of the Harry Potter series, and discovered several things the church could learn from Harry about what teenagers are looking for.
As early as the first book in the series, we learn that Harry is destined for a fight that could prove deadly. A terrible villain is looking [...]

By Anna | Also posted in Culture, Discipling, Harry Potter, Mentoring, Youth Ministry | Comments (10)