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More generally, and less often, the term '''magisterium''' is used by writers as a dignified or ironically [[Sarcasm|sarcastic]] reference to the [[Authority|authoritative]] magisterium of any religious, philosophical, educational, scientific, even political, institution or organization. It embodies and represents official teaching.

More generally, and less often, the term '''magisterium''' is used by writers as a dignified or ironically [[Sarcasm|sarcastic]] reference to the [[Authority|authoritative]] magisterium of any religious, philosophical, educational, scientific, even political, institution or organization. It embodies and represents official teaching.

In [[Philip Pullman]]'s novels, the Magisterium is an [[Inquisition]]-like institution which commits various heinous acts. According to a 2019 ''Esquire'' article, Pullman "reportedly told the ''Washington Post'' that his aim was to "undermine the basis of Christian belief." In a 2002 interview with the Guardian, he said organized religion is necessarily corrupt. "Whenever you get a political structure, with ranks and hierarchies, you get corruption," he argued, "you get people who are more interested in progressing through those ranks than in doing good. Power corrupts." In a 2003 conversation with the Sydney Herald he summed up his plot: "My books are about killing god."<ref>[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a29626828/his-dark-materials-golden-compass-book-controversy-banned/ Why the ''His Dark Materials'' Books Were Once Considered 'Dangerous', by Madison Vain, Nov. 4, 2019 ''Esquire'']</ref>

In [[Philip Pullman]]'s novels, the Magisterium is an [[Inquisition]]-like institution which commits various heinous acts. According to a Nov. 2019 ''Esquire'' article, {{quotation|He [Pullman] reportedly told the ''Washington Post'' that his aim was to "undermine the basis of Christian belief." In a 2002 interview with the ''Guardian'', he said organized religion is necessarily corrupt. "Whenever you get a political structure, with ranks and hierarchies, you get corruption," he argued, "you get people who are more interested in progressing through those ranks than in doing good. Power corrupts." In a 2003 conversation with the ''Sydney Herald'' he summed up his plot: "My books are about killing god."<ref>[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a29626828/his-dark-materials-golden-compass-book-controversy-banned/ Why the ''His Dark Materials'' Books Were Once Considered 'Dangerous', by Madison Vain, Nov. 4, 2019 ''Esquire'']</ref>}}

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Authoritarianism]]

*[[Authoritarianism]]

*[[Logical fallacy#Proof by authority|Logical fallacy: Proof by authority]]

*[[Logical fallacy#Proof by authority|Logical fallacy: Proof by authority]]

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