Religious Themes In Harry Potter By J. K. Rowling

All over the world, the Harry Potter series have been condemned as religious and therefore some have been denied the pleasure of reading these best-selling novels. J. K. Rowling writes these novels not as a Christian trying to persuade people of the religious beliefs. These novels are of pure fiction and should not be condemned on alleged views of Satanism or Witchcraft. But like every good novel, there are lessons to be learned and themes that are present. The first two Harry Potter novels take us on a journey with a young wizard where we get to see him grow as an individual who has been put and is being out through difficult times. The struggles he is presented with are choices that will define what direction his life will head in. As we …show more content…
These themes were all demonstrated by Jesus and that’s where the parallel theme between religion and J. K. Rowling’s novels come together. Just because a novel has parallel themes does not mean it is immediately classified to a religious novel. Many novels have themes that parallel the Bible. That should not mean that Christians should criticize the novel. These parallels can be seen through Lily’s sacrifice to save Harry from Voldemort and the friendship Harry makes with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger at school. These points are vital to the story and without them, there would not be a Harry Potter …show more content…
S. Lewis’s series The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Both the Harry Potter books and Narnia stories have magic, witches, and wizards. However, in the way that each story explains, there are different views and representations that take place. Lewis’s character, Aslan, is a direct representation of Jesus himself. The sacrifice Aslan makes to save Edmunds life represents the sacrifice Jesus made to save humankind. Having a central figure like Aslan represent Christ makes a huge impact on the books religious standpoint. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, there is no obvious representation of Christ as Aslan was in his novel The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Though this may be not a complete dismissal of the novels being religious, it helps with the fact that they are not as religious as critics think they seem. On the point of witches and wizards, the White Witch from Narnia is argued to be not Satan himself, but one that is a decent from hell. Wizards and Witches in Harry Potter are both good and evil and seeing as the Bible states witchcraft as a sin, critics believe that this in turn helps support the work of