The skill of a seeker : Rowling, religion and gen 9/11 /

"Those who were children in 2001 form a particular cohort that faces stark challenges when pondering religious and spiritual themes. But they also have an unexpected, non-violent hero, whose greatest power is love, who grew up along with them and dealt with the same challenges. Gen 9/11 is also...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pukkila, Marilyn R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Solon, Maine : Polar Bear & Company, 2015.
Edition:	First paperback edition.
Subjects:	Rowling, J. K. > Criticism and interpretation. Rowling, J. K. > Religion. Rowling, J. K. > Political and social views. Rowling, J. K. > Themes, motives. Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism. Death in literature. Violence in literature. Religion in literature. Potter, Harry > (Fictitious character)

Table of Contents:

Once upon our times
What shall we tell the children? : early experiences of death
Seeing thestrals : accepting death and the soul
Sacred or secular? : the both/and of liminality
Embodying the numinous : wands, Hogwarts, and the human heart
The origins of evil : fear, psychopathy, and comparmentalization
It's always a choice : individual evil
Resisting the culture of violence
The nonviolent hero
Love and sacrifice
Saved by remorse : the nondenominational route to redemption
Religion and the Potterverse
Afterword : the children of 9/11.