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Conversation at last week's Penn State Harrisburg's C.S. Lewis Society ranged from hell (coorespondence 24 in Greg Boyd's Letters to a Skeptic) to Bella (also see Christianity Today's Review of Bella) to the Golden Compass.

How about the dark matters of The Golden Compass? I hoped to find a copy at the library, but they were all checked out (by-the-way I came across a copy of Tolkien's Smith of Wooten Major A beautiful little Faery story which I read while the kids entertained themselves at my cousin James' birthday party).

Since I haven't read the book or seen the movie, I'll not comment except to say that these on-line materials appear to bring light to the dark matters. If someone is an authority on The Golden Compass, then share the wealth of your knowledge.

-The Chronicles of Atheism: When The Golden Compass hits theaters this month, many will be introduced to the works of Philip Pullman, a writer who detests C.S. Lewis's fantasy world. -- Christianity Today
-Fear Not the Compass: Many Christians are concerned about the upcoming release of The Golden Compass. Here's some good advice for how we might respond to it all [Note: Some good material which extends beyond the specific movie under question]. -- Christianity Today
-Unholy Production With a Fairy-Tale Ending -- NY Times
-MARS HILL AUDIO's interview with literary critic Alan Jacobs.
-InterVarsity Press' Dark Matter: Shedding Light on Philip Pullman's Trilogy His Dark Materials is on my shelf, not quite as easy to scan . . . most probably helpful, considering its IVP ;-)
-The Golden Compass -- A Briefing for Concerned Christians by Al Mohler
-NY Times Special Effects Feature

PS. Don't forget the post regarding film watching in general, In Search of Good Film Nine Signposts.