“No, you need to finish the series to see where it's going. Pullman does seem bitter towards Christianity, but when you finish the books you realize that that's not actually what was going on. It's much deeper than that. I find him to be an extremely thought-provoking religious commentator. He points to an alternate religion, and I find it fascinating. It does have an atheistic taste until the end, but it's worth it. It's also worth pointing out that while the land in the books is obviously based on the actual book, it is not an exact replica. Many practices of the church in these books don't actually occur in real life. It's not that Pullman is suggesting that they do happen; he's just providing an alternative world.”
posted Monday, June 23 2008