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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... Door : " If Everyone Were like Ned Flanders , There'd Be No Need for Heaven . " 47 5. The Church and the Preacher : " We Don't Have a Prayer ! " 6. Heaven , Hell , and the Devil : " I'd Sell My Soul for a Donut " 7. Moral Dilemmas ...
... Door : " If Everyone Were like Ned Flanders , There'd Be No Need for Heaven . " 47 5. The Church and the Preacher : " We Don't Have a Prayer ! " 6. Heaven , Hell , and the Devil : " I'd Sell My Soul for a Donut " 7. Moral Dilemmas ...
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... door neighbor , Ned Flanders . Ned is an evangelical Christian who would feel at home at a Promise Keepers gathering . He is on a mission , such as you would expect of an evangelical , to lead Homer and others around him into a living ...
... door neighbor , Ned Flanders . Ned is an evangelical Christian who would feel at home at a Promise Keepers gathering . He is on a mission , such as you would expect of an evangelical , to lead Homer and others around him into a living ...
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... door neighbors were committed evangelical Christians . When faced with crises , the Simpsons turned to God and prayed aloud . God often answered their prayers and intervened in their world . Here was a complete ( if inconsistent ) ...
... door neighbors were committed evangelical Christians . When faced with crises , the Simpsons turned to God and prayed aloud . God often answered their prayers and intervened in their world . Here was a complete ( if inconsistent ) ...
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... Door said , " There is more spiritual wisdom in one episode of The Simpsons than there is in an entire season of Touched by an Angel . " 16 David Dark , writing in the Christian monthly PRISM , published by Evangelicals for Social ...
... Door said , " There is more spiritual wisdom in one episode of The Simpsons than there is in an entire season of Touched by an Angel . " 16 David Dark , writing in the Christian monthly PRISM , published by Evangelicals for Social ...
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Índice
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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