s ▁series ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁re but tal ▁of ▁C . ▁S . ▁Lewis ' s ▁The ▁Chron icles ▁of ▁N arn ia ; ▁P ull man ▁has ▁critic ised ▁the ▁N arn ia ▁books ▁as ▁religious ▁propag anda . ▁H itch ens ' ▁brother ▁Christopher ▁H itch ens , ▁author ▁of ▁God ▁Is ▁Not ▁Great , ▁pra ised ▁His ▁Dark ▁Material s ▁as ▁a ▁fresh ▁alternative ▁to ▁Lewis , ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien ▁and ▁J . ▁K . ▁Row ling , ▁describing ▁the ▁author ▁as ▁one ▁" wh ose ▁books ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁front ier ▁between ▁adult ▁and ▁ju ven ile ▁fiction ". ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁more ▁critical ▁of ▁The ▁Good ▁Man ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ound rel ▁Christ , ▁acc using ▁P ull man ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁" Pro test ant ▁at he ist " ▁for ▁supporting ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Christ ▁but ▁being ▁critical ▁of ▁organ ised ▁religion . ▁ ▁P ull man ▁has ▁found ▁support ▁from ▁some ▁Christians , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Row an ▁Williams , ▁the ▁former ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁who ▁argued ▁that ▁P ull man ' s ▁attacks ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁constraints ▁and ▁d angers ▁of ▁dog mat ism ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁religion ▁to ▁opp ress , ▁not ▁on ▁Christian ity ▁itself . ▁Williams ▁recommended ▁His ▁Dark ▁Material s ▁for ▁discussion ▁in ▁Relig ious ▁Education ▁classes , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁" to ▁see ▁large ▁school - part ies ▁in ▁the ▁audience ▁of ▁the