Anything which might limit human nature, or any god or angel that might claim authority over our lives is evil.ģ.) The church is wrong to suppress desire, specifically sexual desires.Ĥ.) God is a construct invented in the minds of humans.ĥ.) Religion is a tool used to control people for power. All supernatural or spiritual realms do not exist.Ģ.) Humans are at the center of their own moral struggles. Pullman wants us to conclude some very profound ideas.ġ.) The only world is the material one.
It was more a problem in the past than today, but his depiction of how the church has behaved throughout history is very spot on. The church that he describes is very real. He's not necessarily being disingenuous or bigoted. What Pullman is trying to show us is how this way of thinking is destructive and how it's connected to scripture. The Magisterium has taken the world subverting beliefs at the heart of Christianity and swollen them into a world hating, sex hating, women hating ideology. Pullman talks about a certain attitude religious people often develop, especially when religion becomes institutional. Pullman talks about a certain attitude r …more Yes and no.Ĭhristianity has an ongoing history of corruption that needs to be acknowledged and not defended. Christianity has an ongoing history of corruption that needs to be acknowledged and not defended. An utterly entrancing blend of metaphysical speculation and bravura storytelling, His Dark Materials is a monumental and enduring achievement.more Lewis before him, Pullman has invented a richly detailed and marvelously imagined world, complex and thought-provoking enough to enthrall adults as well as younger readers. The epic story that takes us through the three novels is not only a spellbinding adventure featuring armored polar bears, magical devices, witches, and daemons, it is also an audacious and profound reimagining of Milton's Paradise Lost that has already inspired a number of serious books of literary criticism. His heroine, Lyra, is an orphan living in a parallel universe in which science, theology, and magic are entwined. Philip Pullman's trilogy is a masterpiece that transcends genre and appeals to readers of all ages. The epic story that takes us through the The only hardcover omnibus of the best-selling and award-winning fantasy trilogy, in a Contemporary Classics edition. The only hardcover omnibus of the best-selling and award-winning fantasy trilogy, in a Contemporary Classics edition.