Professor’s book explores Christian allegory and other messages in Harry Potter series
…mpares Rowling’s works to those by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, both well-known Christian authors of epic fantasies, even going so far as to say “there is no more powerful contemporary retelling of the gospel narrative than Rowling’s 4100 pages.” Garrett’s book prompted The New Yorker to run a piece on “Harry Potter and Religion,” and he dives further into his writings in this Q&A with BeliefNet. Published by Baylor University Press, One Fine Po…