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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... values . " " -Kathy Shaidle , Toronto Star " You'd think that when he's not throwing suspected terrorists in jail and issuing dire threat assessments , Attorney General John Ashcroft would be reading top - secret reports on dirty bombs ...
... values . " " -Kathy Shaidle , Toronto Star " You'd think that when he's not throwing suspected terrorists in jail and issuing dire threat assessments , Attorney General John Ashcroft would be reading top - secret reports on dirty bombs ...
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... values . They go to church on Sunday . Homer and company triumphantly conquer the serious temptations of life , like adultery , and they even con- quer some of the lesser sins , such as taking advantage of an illegal cable television ...
... values . They go to church on Sunday . Homer and company triumphantly conquer the serious temptations of life , like adultery , and they even con- quer some of the lesser sins , such as taking advantage of an illegal cable television ...
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... value lies in the fact that it teaches moral lessons to his children . Homer wants his children in church every Sunday , not so much to express gratitude to God for the blessings of life , but to receive lectures about what is right and ...
... value lies in the fact that it teaches moral lessons to his children . Homer wants his children in church every Sunday , not so much to express gratitude to God for the blessings of life , but to receive lectures about what is right and ...
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... values . So the dilemma loomed : Should my wife , Sallie , and I allow our young kids to watch The Simpsons ? Many considered the show to be abrasive , abusive even abom- inable . We were concerned , as most parents are , that our ...
... values . So the dilemma loomed : Should my wife , Sallie , and I allow our young kids to watch The Simpsons ? Many considered the show to be abrasive , abusive even abom- inable . We were concerned , as most parents are , that our ...
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... 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 secretary William Bennett visited a ...
... 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 secretary William Bennett visited a ...
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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The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most ... Mark I. Pinsky Visualização de excertos - 2001 |
The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most ... Mark I. Pinsky Visualização de excertos - 2001 |
The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most ... Mark I. Pinsky Visualização de excertos - 2001 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Al Jean American angel audience Bart Simpson Bart's believe Bible called cartoon Catholic characters Christ Christian clown comedy comic congregation cult devil divine episode evangelical faith father Flanders Flanders family Flanders's friends Ganesha give God's Gospel according Harry Shearer heaven hell Hindu Hinduism Homer asks Homer says Homer Simpson Homer the Heretic humor interview Jesus Jewish Jews jokes kids Krusty Krusty the Clown League Lisa lives Lord Lurleen magazine mainline Marge Marge's Matt Groening Mike Reiss Mike Scully Milhouse Mindy minister moral Ned Flanders Ned's neighbor never offers Orlando pastor popular culture portrayal pray prayer quoted Rabbi Krustofsky religion religious Reverend Lovejoy satire sermon show's writers Simp Simpson family sitcom soul spiritual Springfield story Sunday takes tells Homer theological things Todd told viewers voice watch wife worship