Apostolides, AnastasiaMeylahn, Johann-Albrecht2015-06-102015-06-102014-11-20Apostolides, A. & Meylahn, J-A., 2014, ‘The lived theology of the Harry Potter series', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(1), Art. #2713, 6 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v70i1.27130259-9422 (print)2078-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v70i1.2713http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45448This article is based on the PhD dissertation ‘Kids seeking alternative identity and spirituality through the live theology glimpsed in the Harry Potter series’. This dissertation, with Professor Johann-Albrecht Meylahn as supervisor was submitted on 24 April 2014 as part of the requirements of the PhD degree, Department of Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria for examination. (http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44336)This article will argue that the recent turn towards lived theology or religion in practical theology can offer a useful hermeneutic to interpret the impact of the Harry Potter series on the spiritual formation and identity creation of adolescents. In practical theology there has been a turn towards lived theology or religion as lived religion has moved out of institutions into social–cultural phenomena as people seek to find meaning and purpose for their lives in alternative places to institutionalised religion.en© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.AdolescentsLived theologyLived religionPractical theologyHarry Potter seriesSpiritual formationSpiritual identityArticle