The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated FamilyWestminster John Knox Press, 01/01/2001 - 164 páginas How did The Simpsons, one of the most popular television shows in history go from being attacked by many religious leaders for its lack of family values to being called one of the most theologically relevant programs in prime time? |
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... culture . " -Peter T. Chattaway , BC Christian News " [ This ] book , written by Mark Pinsky , a Jewish journalist , . . . interprets 275 episodes of the American series which is watched by 60 million peo- ple in 70 countries . There is ...
... culture . " -Peter T. Chattaway , BC Christian News " [ This ] book , written by Mark Pinsky , a Jewish journalist , . . . interprets 275 episodes of the American series which is watched by 60 million peo- ple in 70 countries . There is ...
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... cultural represen- tation of the variety of attitudes toward God and religion . ” -William Romanowski , author of Eyes Wide Open : Looking for God in Popular Culture " I've never been much of a TV watcher . It's against my religion ...
... cultural represen- tation of the variety of attitudes toward God and religion . ” -William Romanowski , author of Eyes Wide Open : Looking for God in Popular Culture " I've never been much of a TV watcher . It's against my religion ...
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... culture , this is not the kind of book I would generally read or endorse . However , what started as a chore became ... cultural analysis about the knotty relationship between the American family and popular religion . His book will ...
... culture , this is not the kind of book I would generally read or endorse . However , what started as a chore became ... cultural analysis about the knotty relationship between the American family and popular religion . His book will ...
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... culture . There is a desire on the part of the Simpsons for tolerance of other religions , though their ignorance of what others believe leads to mistakes . But all in all , you will find in the Simpsons positive models in handling ...
... culture . There is a desire on the part of the Simpsons for tolerance of other religions , though their ignorance of what others believe leads to mistakes . But all in all , you will find in the Simpsons positive models in handling ...
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... culture , high and low . " D'oh ! " Homer's expression of consterna- tion , has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary . Bad boy Bart became a giant , sixty - foot balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade . The New York Times ...
... culture , high and low . " D'oh ! " Homer's expression of consterna- tion , has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary . Bad boy Bart became a giant , sixty - foot balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade . The New York Times ...
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Divine Imagery Perfect Teeth Nice Smell A Class Act All the Way | 14 |
Personal Prayer Dear God Give the Bald Guy a Break | 30 |
Does Lisa Speak for Jesus? Theres Something Wrong with That Kid Shes So Moral | 39 |
The Evangelical Next Door If Everyone Were Like Ned Flanders Thered Be No Need for Heaven | 47 |
The Church and the Preacher We Dont Have a Prayer | 69 |
Heaven Hell and the Devil Id Sell My Soul for a Donut | 91 |
Moral Dilemmas Dad We May Have Saved Your Soul | 98 |
The Bible I Think It May Be Somewhere toward the Back | 112 |
The Jews Mel Brooks Is Jewish? Are We Jewish? | 129 |
Miscellaneous Hindu There Are 700 Million of Us | 146 |
The Creators Humor Is in Indirect Proportion to Ones True Belief | 156 |
Conclusion Cloaking the Sacred with the Profane? | 170 |
A Note on Methodology | 182 |
Notes | 183 |
Bibliography | 187 |
Acknowledgments | 189 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
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