spirituality in literature

Discusses the personal meaning and origins of L. Frank Baum's development of the land of Oz, covering the people, places, and events from Baum's life that are behind the images and characters he created.

Describes how C.S. Lewis's Narnia series was influenced by Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queen" and John Milton's "Paradise Lost" focusing on the depiction of evil, female characters, symbolic landscapes and settings, and spiritual concepts.

Identifies more than fifty themes in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" book series that parallel Christian gospel and argues that the works are not threats to the Christian faith.