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| − | *Pullman is a [[militant]] [[atheist]] and [[secular humanist]] (who describes himself as both an [[agnostic]] and an atheist) has said "I don’t profess any [[religion]]; I don’t think it’s possible that there is a [[God]]; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words ’spiritual’ or ’[[spirituality]]’" and despises [[C. S. Lewis]] and the [[Chronicles of Narnia]]. His motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis’ symbolisms of [[Christ]] that are portrayed in the Narnia series. <ref>http://www.joelevi.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/the-golden-compass-an-attack-on-god/</ref> | + | *Pullman is a [[militant]] [[atheist]] and [[secular humanist]] (who describes himself as both an [[agnostic]] and an atheist) has said "I don’t profess any [[religion]]; I don’t think it’s possible that there is a [[God]]; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words ’spiritual’ or ’[[spirituality]]’" and despises [[C. S. Lewis]] and the [[Chronicles of Narnia]]. His motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis’ symbolisms of [[Christ]] that are portrayed in the Narnia series. Bear in mind that this is only a blog. By the Bill of Rights he is free to say whatever he wants about Pullman, but is not necessarily a trustworthy source. <ref>http://www.joelevi.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/the-golden-compass-an-attack-on-god/</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:57, April 5, 2008
Philip Pullman is the atheist author of numerous novels, including the Ruby Lockhart series, Count Karlstein, I Was a Rat, and His Dark Materials, a trilogy of fantasy novels for young adults where the ultimate victory is killing the Judeo-Christian God. Despite the apparently anti-religious theme, there are many morals in the story that the church, if it paid attention, would notice are actually very religious. Morals are in no way unique to religious people.
Critics brand his books subversively anti-religious. Defenders say that as they are novels, it is hard to brand them as a serious threat to anyone's beliefs. Pullman stated in TIME that he had all the political purpose of anyone who has ever said "once upon a time". He has also stated that he has no problem with the Church unless it gains political power. Until recently he has denied that the series was written to balance against Narnia.
Pullman's views on religion
Frank Furedi wrote:
- ... He is adept at public moralising. He has denounced Narnia as ‘morally loathsome’, describing CS Lewis’s series of books as amongst the ‘most ugly and poisonous things’ he has read. Indeed, Pullman directly counterpoises his ‘non-Christian’ trilogy to the ‘Christian’ Narnia. [1]
Blogger Joe Levi charged:
- Pullman is a militant atheist and secular humanist (who describes himself as both an agnostic and an atheist) has said "I don’t profess any religion; I don’t think it’s possible that there is a God; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words ’spiritual’ or ’spirituality’" and despises C. S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia. His motivation for writing this trilogy was specifically to counteract Lewis’ symbolisms of Christ that are portrayed in the Narnia series. Bear in mind that this is only a blog. By the Bill of Rights he is free to say whatever he wants about Pullman, but is not necessarily a trustworthy source. [2]
References
Links
- http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1359866 A withering review of the snarky author