Harry and Christ (Was Re: veil/Ddore's cowardice? (longish)

[James Redmont]

No: HPFGUIDX 78074

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "urghiggi" <urghiggi at y...> 
wrote:
>And yet the LOTR books -- taken strictly on 
> their own terms, without the whole "first age" theological back 
story -- are 
> pretty much universally acknowledged to be profoundly religious in 
terms of 
> their prescriptions for right actions, and especially in their 
exploration of the 
> theme of sacrificial love that benefits others. 
> urghiggi, Chgo


Me:

Harry Potter's actions do seem to be based on a "force", ie, love, 
and many people relate this to Christ.  LOTR is likened to the life 
of Christ, as well, because it's about making the right decisions, 
etc.  People (especially westerners, those from the occident) must 
remember that the life of Christ is not the quintessential deity.  
Christ did what was right, but he'd surely not the only one.  
Christianity is a youthful religion.  Many religions have come and 
gone, and many were/have been around longer than Christianity.  I 
don't think we should say it's "Christian", we should look deeper.  
The fact is that most religions have the same core beliefs (doing 
right) and that *this* is something fundamental in the human 
psyche.  The fact that this says something to us (HP is a huge deal, 
right?) is important...there's something about Harry that appeals to 
us.  And part of this is spiritual, or moral, or however you choose 
to put it into terms.  

James Redmont