"A fallacious argument" is how Reverend Daniel Willis, the CEO of Bible Society, respond to critics who said that Christians should not read the Harry Potter novels.
Reverend Willis, also the International Deputy Director for the Oceania region of the Lausanne Movement, told Christian Today Australia that the Harry Potter series was a good evangelising tool which could be used as a connecting point between Christians and the wider community.
"I think it is a good tool to evangelise. To say that we shouldn't read Harry Potter is a fallacious argument because everybody in the community is (reading it)," he said.
"And if we want to be able to communicate with the community we must have a point to connect with them…"
The book in the last series, entitled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, gave Christians a 'prime opportunity' to connect with those in the community who are struggling with what happen after death, Reverend Willis said.
"Here is a prime opportunity for the Christian community to connect with those who are outside (and) who are struggling with the issue of what happens after death."
He continued, saying that Christians have the answer and it is a certainty that life after death, for those who are in Christ will rise to a new life with Him and live for eternity in the presence of God.
"The Christian community has the answer. It is the great hope of Christianity. When we talk about hope it's not just a 'pie-in-the-sky thing' but it is a certainty that after death in this world, those who are in Christ rise to new life with Him. They will live for eternity in the presence of God…"
This view was also shared by the Church of England, which recently launched a Harry Potter guide to coincide with the release of the last book and the fifth-instalment of the movie that has caused a world-wide sensation among its avid fans.