Take Advantage Of The Mystery Of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide Authored By Nancy Carpentier Brown Displayed As Print

that I have listened to the entire Harry Potter series twice in six months, I am picking up on all kinds of interesting aspects and detail in the books.
I'm also interested in what other people are saying about them, This book is very insightful and covers many "concerns" of parents who wouldn't consider allowing their kids to read the series, but she does this by plumbing the depths of symbols, character development, intricacies of the stories and many Christian parallels in the stories.
Without being reactionary, she really covers arguments well and compares and contrasts with similar classics from the past CS Lewis, Tolkien, Chesterton, She articulates well my sense of the books in a way I never could, The best tribute I can give this book is to say that I don't need to be convinced that it is ok for kids to read Harry Potter, . . and yet I read the entire book, with interest, I originally picked it up thinking that I could look it over with a mind to recommending it to friends that are wary, as are many Christians, of the magic found in the stories.


Brown has many sensible recommendations to ease parents' fears and to help them evaluate whether the books and motives are right for their children, Perhaps the greatest accomplishment is that she has written a passionate defense of the necessity of fantasy for both children and adults, It is that depth that makes this book much more than a single subject "Harry Potter" book, Moreover, she manages to go beyond quoting the "usual suspects" of C, S. Lewis and G. K. Chesterton. She has done her homework, For those who are leery of Harry Potter and his gungho supporters, I must add that Brown comes from the stance of one who was equally leery and forbade her children the books.
. . until she began investigating them, which in itself is an interesting and instructive tale,

Easy to read, this book is also a bit addictive as I kept picking it up after long absences due to the distraction of other books, I thought I would only glance through it, and then would find myself sucked in to read yet more, Highly recommended even if you don't have any problems with the Harry Potter books, Very encouraging and helpful. I reread this book this summer as our family has been finally reading through the Harry Potter series, Brown has such a sensible take and style on this, A helpful overview. As she points out, it's good to read the books with your kids, We've had so many good discussions about the themes in the books, and I know it will continue, Many faceted

A study of the Harry Potter books from a Chestertonian/Christian/literary perspective, Well written. Nancy C. Brown has given me a lot to think about! I picked up this book because I as a college student with no current religious affiliation was curious about the controversy the Catholic church has instilled over a I think necessary book of my childhood.


I suppose this book does a successful job in quelling the immediate Catholic disdain for the Harry Potter books which is why I awarded it three, However I feel as if this book is injecting powerful opinions on the books that might/might not be true,

The main focus of the book is that sitelinkNancy Carpentier Brown gives Harry Potter books a PG rating, Meaning these books require Parental Guidance when reading the books, Which are understandable if you have a strong disapproval of the books in general,

I am glad the resource like this exists specifically for Catholic families, I am grateful for her excellent research and for her true love of fairytales and understanding of what childrens stories are really all about, Browns enthusiasm is contagious.

That said, the writing is not excellent, And, some of her arguments are quite weak, I am predisposed to want to love her book and Harry Potter because of our shared values, So, when I find her arguments weak, it is irritating, Because I think she is generally right, I wish that her insight into and defense of the book was better able to stand up to scrutiny,

As an example, throughout the book she argues that Rowling was trying to slip a Christian morality tale into the secular culture, Im not sure thats the case at all, Im pretty sure that Rowling wrote what she believed to be a fantastic story, I dont think that she was intentionally trying to sneak goodness into a dark world, I think that it is true that Harry Potter is in fact deeply moral, but Im not sure that that The author was in fact intentionally raging against the culture.


For someone who loves Chesterton so much, I was hoping that her arguments would be tighter, more well defended, and more eloquently expressed, Like her biography of Frances Chesterton, I think that brown does excellent research, has a clear sense of what is and is not true, but lacks the ability to express her ideas as cleanly and eloquently as the subject deserves.


I have read overbooks about Harry Potter, and probablyor more of those have been written to give a Christian critique of the series, Brown's book

is the best of the bunch, in my opinion, She asks the obvious questions most Christian parents have about the series, then has the insight to add questions for families to use in dinner table discussions, I'm recommending the book to an adult Sunday school class on Harry Potter that I'm currently teaching in a Presbyterian church I'm a presbyterian minister, This is a solid defense of the virtues of the Harry Potter series, and a great guide for using it to teach children and adults more about their faith, As Nancy points out, it is unfortunate that misconceptions about the content of the books have caused many to miss out on one of the greatest literary coups for Christians of our time.


If you have doubts about the Potter books, especially if you're a Catholic, read this book, If you love the books, I still recommend this book, because it will deepen your appreciation and help you relate them to your faith, A good book, but is still not convincing enough for me to say HP is good, Great book on Catholic perspective of Harry Potter! It's nice to know that you can be a devout Catholic and a Harry fan, : For a long time, Harry Potter and his wizard companions were banned from the Brown household, That is, until a trusted friend said she had read the books and liked them, Shocked, Nancy Brown decided to read the books herself and make up her own mind, Now, the results of her research, discussion, and analysis of the Harry Potter series is at your fingertips, It will answer: Why should anyone read Harry PotterCould children learn spells from the booksAre the stories compatible with our Catholic FaithWhat moral and spiritual issues are addressedWhat kind of role model is Harry PotterHow will you know when your child is readyHow are the movies different from the books

Using her natural teaching skills and parenting experience, Brown will help you see the stories for what they are and what they can be for you and your children.
Be fully prepared as Harry and his friends struggle with life and death, friendship, love, evil, life after death, sins hold over us, temptations and how to fight them, and so much more!

"The Mystery of Harry Potter" is a mustread for every family!.