His Dark Materials: An Analysis of the Trilogy by Philip Pullman
B. Jill Carroll, PhD Four Tuesdays, 5:45 - 7:15 pm Sept 11 - Oct
2 $90 ($80 Jung Center members) What sense does religion make in
the 21st century? Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, one of
the most influential and widely acclaimed works in young adult
fiction, attempts a postmodern retelling, and undoing, of
Milton's Paradise Lost. Pullman offers readers a story of high
adventure, sophisticated imagination, and substantial
theological and philosophical reflection. The trilogy, and the
related film The Golden Compass, has impacted a whole generation
of young adults. In this short course, we will use Pullman's
text to illuminate critical contemporary literary,
philosophical, and theological questions. Required reading: His
Dark Materials, Philip Pullman. B. Jill Carroll, PhD, is a
freelance writer and scholar in religious studies. She worked
until 2009 as an adjunct associate professor in religious
studies at Rice University, where she also dir