Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional boarding school of magic for young wizards. It is the primary setting for the first six novels in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling,and also serves as a major setting in the Wizarding World media franchise.
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest,professor,writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology,pastoral ministry,spirituality,social justice and community. Over the course of his life,Nouwen was heavily influenced by the work of Anton Boisen,Thomas Merton,Rembrandt,Vincent van Gogh,and Jean Vanier.
Daniel A. Helminiak is a retired Catholic priest,theologian and author in the United States. He is most widely known for his international best-seller What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality.
John Granger is a speaker and writer whose principal focus is the intersection of literature,faith,and culture. He is most well known as the author of several books analysing J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. He writes a weblog called Hogwarts Professor.
Candler School of Theology is one of seven graduate schools at Emory University,located in metropolitan Atlanta,Georgia. A university-based school of theology,Candler educates ministers,scholars of religion and other leaders. It is also one of 13 seminaries affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard,Harry Potter,and his friends,Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley,all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort,a dark wizard who intends to become immortal,overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic,and subjugate all wizards and Muggles.
Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary (Garrett) is a private seminary and graduate school of theology related to the United Methodist Church and is ecumenical in spirit. It is located in Evanston,Illinois,on the campus of Northwestern University. The seminary offers master's- and doctoral-level degrees,as well as certificate,micro-credentialing,and lifelong learning programs. It has thousands of alumni serving in ministry,education,organizational leadership,and public service throughout the world.
Yale Divinity School (YDS) is one of the twelve graduate and professional schools of Yale University in New Haven,Connecticut.
Michael Jesse Battle is an Episcopal moral theologian known for his works on spirituality,reconciliation,and the thought of Desmond Tutu.
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale,founded in 1854,is a seminary of The Episcopal Church in New Haven,Connecticut. Along with Andover Newton Theological School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music,Berkeley is one of the three "Partners on the Quad," which are part of Yale Divinity School at Yale University. Thus,Berkeley operates as a denominational seminary within an ecumenical divinity school. Berkeley has historically represented a Broad church orientation among Anglican seminaries in the country,and was the fourth independent seminary to be founded,after General Theological Seminary (1817),Virginia Theological Seminary (1823),and Nashotah House (1842). Berkeley's institutional antecedents began at Trinity College,Hartford in 1849. The institution was formally chartered in Middletown,Connecticut in 1854,moved to New Haven in 1928,and amalgamated with Yale in 1971.
Religious debates over the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling are based on claims that the novels contain occult or Satanic subtexts. A number of Protestant,Catholic,and Eastern Orthodox Christians have argued against the series,as have some Muslims. Supporters of the series have said that the magic in Harry Potter bears little resemblance to occultism,being more in the vein of fairy tales such as Cinderella and Snow White,or to the works of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien,both of whom are known for writing fantasy novels with Christian subtexts. Far from promoting a particular religion,some argue,the Harry Potter novels go out of their way to avoid discussing religion at all. However,the author of the series,J. K. Rowling,describes herself as a Christian,and many have noted the Christian references which she includes in the final novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Phyllis Zagano is an American author and academic. She has written and spoken on the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church and is an advocate for the ordination of women as deacons. Her writings have been variously translated into Indonesian,Czech,French,Italian,Portuguese,and Spanish.
David Gordon Benner is a Canadian depth psychologist,author and wisdom teacher.
Pamela Cooper-White is the Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor Emerita and Dean Emerita of Psychology and Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
John Swinton,is a Scottish theologian,academic,and Presbyterian minister. He is the Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies at the School of Divinity,History,and Philosophy,University of Aberdeen. John is founder of the university's Centre for Spirituality,Health and Disability.
Jeffery Tribble is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and a professor of ministry with research interests in Practical Theology,Congregational Studies and Leadership,Ethnography,Evangelism and Church Planting,Black Church Studies,and Urban Church Ministry. Academics and professionals in these fields consider him a renowned thought leader. Tribble's experience in pastoral ministry allows for his work to bridge the gap between academic research and practical church leadership.
Kathy L Dawson is a certified Christian educator and ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Her work is focused primarily on the development of educational resources and the accessibility of resources for all educators. In 2015,she was recognized as the Educator of the Year by the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators. She is currently the Benton Family Associate Professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary.
Tilda Norberg is a Christian minister,therapist and author. Norberg is the founder and first president of Gestalt Pastoral Care,Inc.,a school of pastoral care that combines Christian healing practice with principles of gestalt theoretical psychotherapy. An ordained Methodist minister,Norberg is the author of six books on therapy,healing and Christian theology. Gestalt Pastoral Care Associates,Inc.,is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to the teaching and ethical practice of Christian healing ministry using a gestalt approach,described by Norberg as "an amalgam of Gestalt Modalities,spiritual companioning,and contemplative prayer". Norberg is a graduate of Michigan State University (1963) and Union Theological Seminary,NY,and later trained at The Gestalt Center in Princeton,NJ,and The Gestalt Institute of Canada in Vancouver,BC.
Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series created by J.K. Rowling. Umbridge is the secondary antagonist of the fifth novel,Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, where she has been stationed at Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic to take power away from Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore,who have both been informing the Wizarding World of Lord Voldemort's return.
