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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... American religion better than anything else on TV . " -David K. Li , New York Post " The Gospel According to The Simpsons ' is a straight - faced ( yet un- avoidably amusing ) look at the program's treatment of faith , ethics and , yes ...
... American religion better than anything else on TV . " -David K. Li , New York Post " The Gospel According to The Simpsons ' is a straight - faced ( yet un- avoidably amusing ) look at the program's treatment of faith , ethics and , yes ...
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... American series which is watched by 60 million peo- ple in 70 countries . There is no doubting Homer's spiritual contacts over his 39 years on God's Earth . " -Fionnan Sheahan , Irish Examiner " The Simpsons attend church every week ...
... American series which is watched by 60 million peo- ple in 70 countries . There is no doubting Homer's spiritual contacts over his 39 years on God's Earth . " -Fionnan Sheahan , Irish Examiner " The Simpsons attend church every week ...
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... American family and popular religion . His book will bring many rich returns . " -Robert Parham , executive director , Baptist Center for Ethics " As one of the few remaining Americans who has never seen an episode of The Simpsons ( or ...
... American family and popular religion . His book will bring many rich returns . " -Robert Parham , executive director , Baptist Center for Ethics " As one of the few remaining Americans who has never seen an episode of The Simpsons ( or ...
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... American family . At first glance , what you see and hear while watching The Simp- sons might be a " turn off " because it can easily be mistaken for an assault that ridicules middle - class Christianity . It is not ! What the show is ...
... American family . At first glance , what you see and hear while watching The Simp- sons might be a " turn off " because it can easily be mistaken for an assault that ridicules middle - class Christianity . It is not ! What the show is ...
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
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