Atheism for Children New Book Responds to The Golden Compass film …

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Should children be reading the His Dark Materials trilogy, or watching the film version of The. Golden Compass, the first book of the trilogy? …

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November 15, 2007
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Atheism for Children?
New Book Responds to
The Golden Compass film and Atheistic Books for Children
Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children’s Fantasy by Sandra Miesel and Peter Vere,
with Introduction by Carl E. Olson, is an intelligent examination of the controversial book, The
Golden Compass, and the series of books by British atheist writer Philip Pullman, called His
Dark Materials.
A film version of The Golden Compass opens December 7 and stars Nicole Kidman.
Atheism for children is how some people describe the new children’s fantasy film and the books
from which it derives. “The anti-Narnia” is how some supporters of the film-not just critics-
see it.
Pullman is widely acclaimed by critics and readers for his best-selling series. But he has been
criticized by many for attacking Christianity and promoting atheism.
What is the truth about Pullman and his books? What does he believe about God, religion,
Christianity, the Catholic Church, and atheism? What does he hope his books will accomplish?
Why does he express such strong disdain for the fiction…