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'''Sir Philip Pullman''' is an anti-[[Christian]] novelist. He has made public statements and written fictional works for children and young adults which were - admittedly - designed "to undermine the basis of Christian belief."

'''Sir Philip Pullman''' is an anti-[[Christian]] novelist. He has made public statements and written fictional works for children and young adults which were - admittedly - designed "to undermine the basis of Christian belief."

==Pullman's Life==

==Pullman's life==

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, [[England]], in 1946, to Audrey and Alfred Pullman. The early years of Pullman's life were spent travelling because his father was a member of [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF). His father died when he was age 7, and his family then travelled to [[London]] to find work. A year later, Pullman's mother remarried to another man working for the RAF. His family lived in [[Australia]] for much of those next two years. When Pullman was ten years old, his stepfather quit his job at the RAF to help his growing family. In 1965, Pullman won a scholarship to attend [[Exeter College]] in [[Oxford]]. He did so for four years.<ref>http://www.hisdarkmaterials.org/information/philip-pullman/biography</ref> At the age of 25, Pullman became a teacher at a middle school also in Oxford. From 1986 to 1994, he taught at Westminster College. Pullman wrote his first book ''[[Count Karlstein]]'' in 1982.<ref>http://www.philip-pullman.com</ref> Today, Pullman lives in Oxford with his wife Jude. Pullman is a father to two grown children and has two grandchildren.<ref>http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman/author/author.html</ref>

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, [[England]], in 1946, to Audrey and Alfred Pullman. The early years of Pullman's life were spent travelling because his father was a member of [[United Kingdom|Britain]]'s [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF). His father died when he was age 7, and his family then travelled to [[London]] to find work. A year later, Pullman's mother remarried to another man working for the RAF. His family lived in [[Australia]] for much of those next two years. When Pullman was ten years old, his stepfather quit his job at the RAF to help his growing family. In 1965, Pullman won a scholarship to attend [[Exeter College]] in [[Oxford]]. He did so for four years.<ref>http://www.hisdarkmaterials.org/information/philip-pullman/biography</ref> At the age of 25, Pullman became a teacher at a middle school also in Oxford. From 1986 to 1994, he taught at Westminster College. Pullman wrote his first book ''[[Count Karlstein]]'' in 1982.<ref>http://www.philip-pullman.com</ref> Today, Pullman lives in Oxford with his wife Jude. Pullman is a father to two grown children and has two grandchildren.<ref>http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman/author/author.html</ref>

==Pullman's Works==

==Pullman's works==

 

===Books===

Novels aimed at children and young adults include the [[atheist]]ic ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' and ''Sally Lockhart'' series. His works have come under criticism for their subversively anti-religious nature. His books portray God as an evil being who ruled the world through the [[Magisterium]], an [[Inquisition]]-like institution which commits various heinous acts.

Novels aimed at children and young adults include the [[atheist]]ic ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' and ''Sally Lockhart'' series. His works have come under criticism for their subversively anti-religious nature. His books portray God as an evil being who ruled the world through the [[Magisterium]], an [[Inquisition]]-like institution which commits various heinous acts.

**''The Amber Spyglass''

**''The Amber Spyglass''

*''The Goodman Jesus and the scoundrel Christ''

*''The Goodman Jesus and the scoundrel Christ''

==Awards==

==Awards==

:*The sponsor of the award, ''[[The Guardian]]'', is a left-wing British journal.

:*The sponsor of the award, ''[[The Guardian]]'', is a left-wing British journal.

:*Pullman split the award with Alison Prince for her book ''The Sherwood Hero''.  This was ''not'' indicated on the biographal page of Pullman's website in 2008.

:*Pullman split the award with Alison Prince for her book ''The Sherwood Hero''.  This was ''not'' indicated on the biographal page of Pullman's website in 2008.

:*If these books indeed became harsher toward Christian faith as the series continued, they stand notable for their snake-in-the-grass approach.

:*If these books indeed became harsher toward Christian faith as the series continued, they stand notable for their snake-in-the-grass type approach.

:The Whitbread Book of the Year Award (for the third book of the ''His Dark Materials'' series, the first time it was ever awarded to a children's book)

:The Whitbread Book of the Year Award (for the third book of the ''His Dark Materials'' series, the first time it was ever awarded to a children's book)

:The Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature

:The Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature

==Criticism of Pullman==

==Criticism of Pullman==

Frank Furedi wrote:

Frank Furedi wrote: