The religious content of HP: Geoff's restless mind

[Hans Andréa]

No: HPFGUIDX 128711

Hans priginally said:
> Just a short response to something Geoff Bannister said ages ago to 
> my statement that "The Alchemical Wedding of Christian Rosycross" was a
> Christian story because of the first name of the main character. 
> Geoff said that first names didn't necessarily mean anything about the 
> character of the person. Well, if we use that as a measuring stick, we 
> would have to conclude that the main character in "Pilgrim's Progress" by
> John Bunyon was named "Christian" by coincidence. 

> That, of course, is totally unreasonable. We all know that "Pilgrim's
> Progress" is an allegory of the journey of a Christian, and the name is 
> 100% > relevant and used deliberately. It is obviously the same with "The
> Alchemical Wedding". The hero is called Christian because that name was
> chosen deliberately to illustrate the point that "The Alchemical 
> Wedding" is a Christian story. 

Geoff:
Just to set my mind at rest, I do not recall making a statement such 
as the one you quote above and I cannot find it in the archive of my 
messages.

To set my mind at rest, can you quote the post number? I wonder if I 
have been credited with a pearl of wisdom which is not mine to 
claim....

Hans:
'Twas message 126195. Here's the relevant bit:

>>Geoff:
Bear in mind that a person's Christian name (or given name if you prefer)
does not necessarily indicate what their personality or world view will be.

In my own case, Geoffrey is a variant of "Godfrey" and comes from the German
"Gottfried" which means "God's peace". Many of my friends over the years
have observed that I was not well-named. :-)<<

I hope your mind is at rest.
Warm regards,
Hans



"if I talk too freely about [if I believe in God] I think the intelligent reader, whether 10 or 60, will be able to guess what's coming in the books." JK Rowling

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