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Revision as of 21:39, December 10, 2007
, 21:39, December 10, 2007I see no evidence of Pullman's atheism or other beliefs. He's just knocking ours
'''''His Dark Materials''''' is a trilogy of children's [[fantasy]] novels written by [[Britain|British]] author Philip Pullman. It has attracted criticism due to themes of anti-theism and the author's [[atheist]] and [[secularist]] beliefs.
'''''His Dark Materials''''' is a trilogy of children's [[fantasy]] novels written by [[Britain|British]] author Philip Pullman. Its themes constitute a thinly disguised attack on traditional Christian theology. Pullman knocks the "authority" of [[God]] and condemns the church as abusive joy-killers.
The trilogy consists of ''[[The Golden Compass]]'' (originally published as ''Northern Lights'' in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1995), ''[[The Subtle Knife]]'' (published in 1997) and ''[[The Amber Spyglass]]'' (published in 2000). The title of the trilogy refers to a line from the 17th century poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' by [[John Milton]], [http://www.kirkcenter.org/bookman/44-1-bernthal.html], a line that is stated at the start of ''The Golden Compass''.
The trilogy consists of ''[[The Golden Compass]]'' (originally published as ''Northern Lights'' in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1995), ''[[The Subtle Knife]]'' (published in 1997) and ''[[The Amber Spyglass]]'' (published in 2000). The title of the trilogy refers to a line from the 17th century poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' by [[John Milton]], [http://www.kirkcenter.org/bookman/44-1-bernthal.html], a line that is stated at the start of ''The Golden Compass''.
The main action of the trilogy centers around Lyra Belacqua, an 11-year old girl raised in [[England]] in another universe, and Will Parry, a 12-year old boy from London in our [[universe]].
The main action of the trilogy centers around Lyra Belacqua, an 11-year old girl raised in [[England]] in another universe, and Will Parry, a 12-year old boy from London in our [[universe]].
===The Golden Compass===
===The Golden Compass===