| MercatorNet | June 23, 2017 | MercatorNet |
Twenty years ago on Monday the first Harry Potter book burst onto the market and became a children’s fiction phenomenon. I read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone myself, eventually, to see what all the fuss was about. But had I been 10 or 11+ the title alone would have grabbed me – the “philosopher’s stone” would have been a new and intriguing concept.
I have no idea how much “philosophy” is in J.K. Rowling’s hit series, but it is very clear that there’s a huge amount of entertainment in them, and, as our lead article today points out, reading for pleasure is a legitimate pursuit. In a companion piece Dr Susan Reibel Moore affirms that their pace and wit are among the things that make the books score highly.
There are more important and weighty issues covered in other articles and we hope you enjoy them all, whether you are Down-Unders holed up with the flu, or Northerners melting in the heat.
Carolyn Moynihan
Deputy Editor,
MERCATORNET
Harry Potter turns 20
By Di Dickenson
Let's focus on reading for pleasure rather than literary merit.
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How many civilians are dying in the final assault on Mosul?
By Michael Cook
Unimaginable suffering in a 'Stalingrad in the desert"
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The Genevan Psalter: Calvin’s musical reformation
By Chiara Bertoglio
And its seedbed in the Catholic French court.
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Bernie’s religious test is bad for all believers
By Ismail Royer
A Muslim defends religious pluralism in the public square.
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The Islamic crisis of reason
By J. Budziszewski
The God of Islam does not have to be reasonable.
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The magical appeal of Harry Potter
By Susan Reibel Moore
Twenty years ago youngsters were hooked. Why?
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Canada’s new human rights law: use trans pronouns or else
By Bruce Pardy
Few Canadians realize how seriously their new anti-discrimination statutes infringe upon freedom of speech
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
By Raffaele Chiarulli
Worse than the best Pirates installment but still better than the worst.
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Glamorous and carefree or unmarried and lonely?
By Nicole M. King
Rethinking the single life.
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In its ethical cookbook, medicine needs more than autonomy
By Toni Saad
If autonomy is given priority in ethical inquiry, it spells the end of ethics
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Reforming the WHO: can the first African General Secretary be an agent for change?
By Steve Fouch
Or is the WHO already a spent force?
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Multiculturalism: all good - right?
By Marcus Roberts
And is large scale immigration the only answer to population decline?
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