{"id":88,"date":"2011-07-19T02:51:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T02:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/readmymind\/?p=88"},"modified":"2011-07-19T12:55:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T12:55:45","slug":"a-few-good-reads-about-harry-potter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/readmymind\/2011\/07\/a-few-good-reads-about-harry-potter.html","title":{"rendered":"A Few Good Reads About Harry Potter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, there certainly has been a cottage industry that developed out of discussing all spiritual aspects of the world of Harry Potter. As Harry Potter frenzy hits an all itme\u00a0 high with the movie finale, I thought now would be a good time to come up with a list of some of the best books I have read on all things Potter, in case any Potter fans out there have missed them. May they inspire you and help you find comfort as you leave Hogwarts behind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Deathly Hallows Lectures: The Hogwarts Professor Explains the Final Harry Potter Adventure<\/strong> by John Granger\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Granger has written more about Harry Potter than any author I can think of and all of his books are great, but this one specifically focuses on the contrversial final chapter of the saga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One Fine Potion:The Literary Magic of Harry Potter\u00a0 by Greg Garrett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most academic of the books on my little list, it is also a favorite of mine becuase of the amazing amount of research and thought that goes into this volume.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Gospel According to Harry Potter: The Spiritual Journey of the World&#8217;s Greatest Seeker Revised and Expanded by Connie\u00a0Neal<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She got there first in terms of hitting the Christian market with the notion that evangelicals shouldn&#8217;t discount Harry Potter\u00a0 as evil. Now she has a new and expanded edition of the book so it is worth a second look.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, there certainly has been a cottage industry that developed out of discussing all spiritual aspects of the world of Harry Potter. 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