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Philip Pullman’s next book is a reworking of the story of Jesus. And a denial of the truth of Jesus.Children’s author Philip Pullman says Jesus wasn’t the Son of God Bestselling children’s author Philip Pullman has provoked more anger from Christians with a new book denying that Jesus was the son of God. The book, due to be published next Easter, accepts there was a holy man called Jesus but says the idea of [...] Some quotes from Lewis and Tolkien on fairy [...] I neglected to inform the world that my recording of a Men’s Breakfast at King’s Community Church, Hedge End (Southampton) is now available. It didn’t seem to be the right context to talk about the sacred feminine and goddess spirituality, so instead I talked about The Da Vinci Code and conspiracy theories. I highlighted a [...] I’ve now added the recordings of Wednesday evening’s events at Above Bar Church, Southampton, which I shared with David Couchman of Focus. I talked about the appeal of The Da Vinci Code, its opposition to orthodox historical Christianity, the sacred feminine and goddess spirituality. David addressed three key claims in the book: that the Gnostic gospels discovered [...] I’m beginning to feel like I’ve overdosed on Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. Hardly suprising I guess since it’s been such a huge bestseller since publication and especially given the amount of over-the-top hype from Sony (which is, frankly, setting people up to be disappointed with the film – all the advertising makes people [...] Dark Matter: A Thinking Fan’s Guide to Philip Pullman was published on 22 September 2004. Response has been very positive from readers and the few reviewers who ever saw a copy. Unfortunately, it fell foul of major changes in the way Damaris books were published and distributed so it had virtually no marketing. You can [...] There’s stacks of stuff on His Dark Materials on the web. What I’ve realised during my research is that a lot of it is recycled endlessly round loads of sites – including mistakes. Some of the stuff around is innacurate or poorly thought out, some just trivial. And some is fabulous! These are a few [...] Here’s an outline of what the book will include: Part 1: Chapters about Philip Pullman, the influences on him, etc., and chapters about the three volumes of His Dark Materials. Part 2: Chapters about the big philosophical and theological themes which Pullman explores. Since it’s a ‘thinking fan’s guide’ it will be both enthusiastic about the trilogy and [...] True to my word, here I am telling you a little about the book I’m writing on Pullman. The focus, of course, will be on his magnum opus, His Dark Materials. It will be the second in a series of ‘thinking fan’s guides’ from Damaris Publishing. I was a contributor to the first book, Matrix [...] |
Tony Watkins is a writer and speaker on Christian faith and contemporary culture, with a particular interest in film. He is the Managing Editor of Culturewatch. |
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