Reading Harry Potter as Great Literature, Reading Harry Potter as Christian Literature?.

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The Harry Potter series has been a global phenomenon, read by children and adults worldwide. Its success is easy to understand, given Rowling’s masterful storytelling. Under the surface of the entertaining stories is, however, substantive engagement with a variety of literary forms and long-standing symbolic traditions. This course will look at some of the literary features of the series, looking particularly at how the series may interact with Christian theological conversations. (Open to Wheaton College Summer Institute students only)