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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... parent should read , and every Christian needs to read immediately . " -Theodore Baehr , chairman of The Christian Film & Television Commission and publisher of Movieguide® " O little town of Springfield ! Mark Pinsky provides an ...
... parent should read , and every Christian needs to read immediately . " -Theodore Baehr , chairman of The Christian Film & Television Commission and publisher of Movieguide® " O little town of Springfield ! Mark Pinsky provides an ...
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The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family Mark I. Pinsky. For Sallie , Liza , and Asher and In memory of my parents , Charlotte and Oscar Pinsky Contents Foreword Introduction : Epiphany on the Sofa ix 1.
The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family Mark I. Pinsky. For Sallie , Liza , and Asher and In memory of my parents , Charlotte and Oscar Pinsky Contents Foreword Introduction : Epiphany on the Sofa ix 1.
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... parents are , that our children would grow up too quickly because of what they saw on the screen . When our son Asher ( then 11 ) and our daughter Liza ( then 8 ) took an interest in The Simpsons , I began to watch it with them— and was ...
... parents are , that our children would grow up too quickly because of what they saw on the screen . When our son Asher ( then 11 ) and our daughter Liza ( then 8 ) took an interest in The Simpsons , I began to watch it with them— and was ...
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... parents how to rear their children with " value and character . " America's moral leaders thundered that this nuclear but troubled family was the latest evidence of the fall of Western civilization . When drug czar and former education ...
... parents how to rear their children with " value and character . " America's moral leaders thundered that this nuclear but troubled family was the latest evidence of the fall of Western civilization . When drug czar and former education ...
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... , Jonathan , began watching The Simpsons when he was 11 or 12 , he recalled , probably behind his parents ' backs . But he became convinced the show was not something to hide after Introduction : Epiphany on the Sofa 11.
... , Jonathan , began watching The Simpsons when he was 11 or 12 , he recalled , probably behind his parents ' backs . But he became convinced the show was not something to hide after Introduction : Epiphany on the Sofa 11.
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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Palavras e frases frequentes
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