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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... called it dumb. Former Education Secretary William Bennett questioned its 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 ...
... called The Simpsons the twentieth century's best television show, and the entertainment industry took note of the series' tenth anniversary with a star on Hollywood Boulevard. The show has made the cover of TV Guide a dozen times ...
... called Life in Hell, which appeared in alternative weekly newspapers. The Simpsons are a lower-middle-class family living in the town of Springfield, in an unidentified state. They consist of: Father—Homer, bald and overweight, with a ...
... called the animated family “charming” and complimented them for “setting an example for the rest of the country.”7 The series returned this conciliatory gesture with the back of its hand, portraying the First Lady in the White House ...
... called the Simpsons “the best Christian family on television.” This aspect of the series was spotted very early on, in a 1992 master's thesis written by Beth Keller at Pat Robertson's Regent University. While “it is safe to say that the ...
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