Final Journal! Pagans and Skimpy Evidence
Cindy Jacobs managed to make me roll my eyes once or twice during her blog post. I certainly appreciate that some HP-objectors are legitimately concerned for the well-being of others, but in a situation like this one there certainly seems to be a desire for self-glorification at play. I’m always suspicious when I see an […]
Reading Journal #6 Draft
Harry Potter and the Selfish Pseudospirituals I stumbled onto a quote from Jerry Bowyer while looking into the occult controversy surrounding the HP books. Bowyer really struck a chord with me. “So much of the religious right failed to see the Christianity in the Potter novels because it knows so little Christianity itself,” he […]
Remix Idea
I’m thinking of writing a song, but I haven’t the foggiest as to who or what it might be about. I’d be very appreciative of any advice/thoughts/input from you folks. Thanks in advance!
Joe Kukula- Reading Journal #1
Marx, Magic, and a Mixed Bag Susan Hall’s take on social stratification in the wizarding world draws important comparisons to the historical class divides in the muggle world of Great Britain. Hall claims that those in the muggle world benefit from social mobility based on inventiveness and ingenuity in a way that wizards generally do […]