The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated FamilyWestminster John Knox Press, 2001 - 164 páginas This is the first book-length treatment of the religious implications of "The Simpsons, " which has been called by some religious leaders the most theologically relevant show on TV. Using his accessible style, Pinsky explores the treatment of God on the show, the use of prayer in the Simpson household, Lisa as the voice of Jesus, the evangelical Flanders, and the moral dilemmas the characters face. Illustrations. |
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... answers all prayers . The problem , ministers say , is that some- the answer is “ no ” —not a thundering denial but often a silence that implies that a request will not be fulfilled , for reasons best known to the Almighty . For Homer ...
... answers all prayers . The problem , ministers say , is that some- the answer is “ no ” —not a thundering denial but often a silence that implies that a request will not be fulfilled , for reasons best known to the Almighty . For Homer ...
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... answer is that the flaw in Homer's reasoning is that the prayer is self - serving . There is asymmetry in " tying a course of action to a sign and tying it to no sign " and of " seeking confirmation through the absence of a sign ...
... answer is that the flaw in Homer's reasoning is that the prayer is self - serving . There is asymmetry in " tying a course of action to a sign and tying it to no sign " and of " seeking confirmation through the absence of a sign ...
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... answer is money . The boy's grandfather , Abe Simpson , justifies their attempt to defraud residents of the local retirement home by telling Bart that if they don't take the old folks ' money , " they'll just send it to some ...
... answer is money . The boy's grandfather , Abe Simpson , justifies their attempt to defraud residents of the local retirement home by telling Bart that if they don't take the old folks ' money , " they'll just send it to some ...
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Epiphany on the Sofa | 1 |
If Everyone Were like | 42 |
We Dont Have a Prayer | 60 |
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Fulfilled in Our Hearing: History and Method of Christian Preaching Guerric DeBona Pré-visualização limitada - 2005 |