Christian motifs but not Christian allegory? (Was: JKR a Calvinist? Potterve

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 121573


> 
> Potioncat:
> I looked. Honest I did.  I swear, they've moved it.  Somewhere 
there  is a quote from JKR that acknowledges she believes in 
God (I can  find that) that her church has been an important part 
of her life,  (I can find that too) but she goes on to say that if
she told us  exactly what she believes, it would give the rest of 
the HP story  away. (I can't find that part.)
> 

Pippin:
The quote  you are looking for comes from the Vancouver Sun 
interview  by Max Wyman of Oct 26,2000. 
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Harry, of course, is able to battle supernatural evil with 
supernatural forces of his own, and Rowling is quite clear that 
she doesn't personally believe in that kind of magic -- ``not at
all.'' 
Is she a Christian?

``Yes, I am,'' she says. ``Which seems to offend the religious 
right far worse than if I said I thought there was no God. Every 
time I've been asked if I believe in God, I've said yes, because I 
do, but no one ever really has gone any more deeply into it than 
that, and I have to say that does suit me, because if I talk too 
freely about that I think the intelligent reader, whether 10 or 60, 
will be able to guess what's coming in the books.''
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It sounds as if the Christian angle will be blindingly obvious 
when all's said and done. From other comments she has made, 
I also think she is aiming for applicability not allegory.



The article itself  is online on a pay-per-view basis. 

http://www.infomart.ca/


Pippin