My Book

I’ve written a book titled The Harry Potter Bible Study: Enjoying God Through the Final Four Harry Potter Movies. It’s available in paperback and various e-reader formats.  Here’s where you can purchase it:

Paperback:

Amazon: $9.99  

Barnes and Noble: $12.95

E-readers:

iBookstore: $2.99

Smashwords: $2.99

Nook: $2.99

Amazon Kindle: $2.99  ,

£2.13 (UK), EUR 2,99 (FR), EUR 2,99 (DE)

Lulu: $2.99

To those who buy it or who have read it, please rate it on these various sites, and leave a brief review (especially on Amazon).

Here’s the back blurb from the book:

This Bible study reveals how Christians can enjoy God through the final four Harry Potter Movies:

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

In God’s world, all truth is God’s truth and all lies are Satan’s lies. The Harry Potter series, like all forms of media, presents truth and lies interwoven into a complicated web. The purpose of this Bible study is to help Christians take every thought captive to obey Christ as they untangle this web. Readers will develop and exercise a Christian worldview by learning how to reject Satan’s lies while connecting nuggets of truth from the movies to the Creator and Sustainer of all that is good, true, and beautiful. This connection is made through understanding the Scriptures and the creating, sustaining, and redeeming work of Jesus Christ. As a result of watching Harry Potter in this distinctly Christian manner, readers will enjoy God through enjoying the final four Harry Potter movies. After all, enjoying God is the ultimate purpose of life.

What Others Are Saying About The Harry Potter Bible Study

Several people have reviewed my book The Harry Potter Bible Study: Enjoying God Through the Final Four Harry Potter Movies.  There have been good comments and some not so good comments:

The Good:

“This book is a great guide for families, as it contains information that all ages will find appealing. As we used the book during family devotions after watching each film, my youngest child was able to discuss the questions of morals; my older child was able to discuss several of the biblical and theological themes; and my wife and I were challenged by some of the weightier questions and issues. At one point, my youngest child said, “It’s almost like the movies were made so we could talk about this book!” My older one is anxious for the author to release a “prequel” dealing with the first films in the series.” – Russ Reaves

“The lessons I will take away from this book is that we should be aware of what society has to offer, and view things with a discerning eye. Rebuking movies and books without knowing anything about them is quite frankly naive thinking.  As long as we hold on to the Truth, and use that as a guidepost, we can enjoy the talents of creative writers and movie makers, without sacrificing our faith or beliefs.” – Michael Levitt

“Engaging others with the Gospel does not mean accepting what they are teaching, but rather using what they are teaching as a vehicle to impact lives for eternity. Engaging differing worldviews will help Christians to be able to discern truth from error which is what every believer should be doing. I encourage you to pick up a copy of this book, and begin to think through how you can better engage others with the Gospel.” – Dave Jenkins

“Beyond the basic use of the book as a Bible, the most valuable part of the book is Moore’s thoughtful, and theologically engaging, discussion about the importance of culture and the way Christians should view the arts. Moore writes, “The purpose of this Bible study is to teach Christians how to participate in media unto the glory of God.” (p.9) He does a wonderful job highlighting the benefits and warning readers about the potential problems. This discussion alone is worth the price of the book. Long after the usefulness of the actual Bible study in this book, readers will be able to refer back to this discussion and be encouraged.” – D. S. Hildreth

“Living in a culture in which the media plays such an influencing role, it’s helpful to have guidance in looking at secular media through the truth of the Bible. Not only does the author show us how to look at the Harry Potter movies, but also gives us insight, as Christians, in how to engage all secular media. I would certainly recommend this book for anyone wanting to teach their children to see this life from a Christian worldview.” – ADS

“I wondered how serious and true to the Bible this work could be, but was soon pleasantly surprised at the depth of thoughtfulness and desire to honor God. Rather than pandering to a cultural fad, Jared Moore redeems culture by examining it through the lens of Scripture.  Any book that begins by chastising us for believing like Augustinians but acting like Pelagians has a lot to recommend it.  Harry Potter fans (which I am not) and non-fans alike will find much of value in this work. Thanks, Jared for reminding us that this world, all of it, is subject to Christ the King.” – G. Minor

“A Fantastic 6 week study that is informative and inspirational. Whether you’re a Happy Potter fan or not (I personally am not), you will enjoy this book. Moore hits a home run and I eagerly await his next book.” – Derik Zoo

“I really liked the study. It is theologically sound. His writing is clear and the book well organized. It is an excellent resource in how to be a discerning Christian when interacting with media of any kind – but movies/TV especially. The Harry Potter Bible Study is engaging, easy to read, and teaches solid Biblical principles. I definitely recommend it.” – Amy Russo

“I have to admit that too often Christians don’t handle common culture very well. Jared Moore, however, has produced a thoughtful and useful gloss of and interaction with the final Harry Potter movies. You may find that you agree or disagree at points, but you’ll find Mr. Moore’s analysis interesting. His thinking is grounded in Scripture, thus is observations are helpful. This books is recommended.” – Tim Prussic

The Not so Good:

-”There are a couple of drawbacks that I find to this study (even if I am excited about the concept):
1) The author suggests that you use this study to engage your non-Christian friends in a discussion (and possibly an evangelistic one) about Christ. He even states that he includes strong gospel presentations in the material. Yes, and no. There are questions that are pointedly written to draw a Christ-accepting decision from the participant. The presentation of the gospel message does not always flow from the discussion material at hand.
2) The discussion surrounding the movies themselves doesn’t start until the third lesson. If you are planning on convincing a group of non-Christians, pseudo-Christians, or baby Christians that you want to have meaningful discussion about the movies (which includes a “watch” party, complete with popcorn and soda) it would behoove you to start watching the movies early on.
3) The questions raised by the author are relevant and poignant, but often through the reading of the material one has to scratch his head at why the author is raising such a question.
4) Probably the most glaring of difficulties I had with this goes back to using the material to present the gospel. Most of the questions raised for discussion deal with issues that would only be important to those who are already Christians or are already in (or open to) a Christian environment. If we really want to bridge the gap between Christians and the outside community, there might be better places to start.” – Benjamin Potter

-”Using my rating system of 1 to 5, I give this book a 3.5 an ok to good read. It is a study guide and is written as a study guide not as book. The reason for my rating is that for content I give it a 4 but a 3 related to how it is put together. To get full use out of the this book you will need to utlitze it as it is written. I believe that a college age audience will find this book to be of help in discussing religious and philosophical issues. I applaud Moore as well for writing this book and seeking to engage people in a meaningful discussion of this major book and movie franchise.” – James Kane

-”To be honest, I’m not sure how well this would work as a formal Bible study. The first lesson had very little Harry Potter, and only a moderate amount of Bible. The second chapter concerns “evil elements” present in the series and uses appropriate Scripture references, but does not concretely interact with the Harry Potter series. The book is at its best in the final four chapters, corresponding to the four movies. Here the questions and comments he provides are helpful.  How would this be applied in the local church? I’m not sure if the author is advocating Harry Potter movie nights followed by these Bible studies. Rather, I think it might be best used by parents and youth workers to formulate questions that they may ask their youth.” – G. Ho.

I appreciate all those who took the time to read and review this book.  Thank you so much!

You can purchase my book on Amazon in paperback form ($9.99), or you can purchase it for your E-reader ($2.99) at Kindle, Smashwords, Nook, Ipad, Lulu, and others.

I hope you enjoy the book.

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