The Gospel according to The Simpsons, Bigger and Possibly Even Better! Edition: With a New Afterword Exploring South Park, Family Guy, & Other Animated TV ShowsWestminster John Knox Press, 24/05/2007 - 317 páginas Is there anything holy in Springfield, the home to irascible Bart Simpson and his naive dad Homer, their enthusiastic evangelical neighbor Ned Flanders, the sourpuss minister Rev. Lovejoy, and the dozens of other unique characters who inhabit the phenomenally popular TV show? In this revision of the 2001 bestseller, author Mark Pinsky says yes! In this entertaining and enlightening book, Pinsky shows how The Simpsons engages issues of religion and morality in a thoughtful, provocative, and genuinely respectful way. With three new chapters and updates to reflect the 2001-2006 seasons, Pinsky has given a thorough facelift to the book that Publishers Weekly called "thoughtful and genuinely entertaining." The new material includes chapters on Buddhism and gay marriage and an extensive afterword that explores how religion is treated on the animated shows that have followed in the footsteps of The Simpsons: South Park, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and King of the Hill. |
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... believe in the power of popular culture to teach Christian theology, ethics, and values, then Mark Pinsky's The Gospel according to The Simpsons needs to be at the top of your reading list.” —Circuit Rider “The Simpsons is one of the ...
... believe religion is viewed positively, overall.”12 In retrospect, the opening seconds of The Simpsons should have tipped me off: harp strings accompany a heavenly choir as the clouds part and the show's title appears on the screen and ...
... believe that her husband intends to give up his faith. At first, he denies that is his intention, but then he admits it. Homer's decision to abandon church provokes a full-blown theological debate in the Simpson household, with Bart ...
... Believe Talesand is seen, without dialogue, sitting on a chair. When Homer gets his first computer, he calls up a real Web site, “Dancing Jesus.” There are offhand and throwaway references to Jesus in a Divine Imagery 25.
... believe in Jebus,” he pleads, using the ancient name for Jerusalem before it was conquered by King David. Yet when the plane takes off, the desperate Homer knows where to go for help. “Save me, Jebus!” he cries. Sacrilege has its costs ...
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