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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... issues it tackled and was friendlier to faith, but many viewers who might have appreciated this dimension had tuned out or had never tuned in. You can find God in the funniest places. “Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the ...
... issues of values and morality and religion. It's kind of a meeting place for families. The show has quite a cross-generational appeal and effect,” he told me. This was true in the Tilley household in Orlando. Mike Tilley works for ...
... issues with a more open mind. For that, we can all be grateful. The Simpsons swung wide the door to portraying faith for other television writers and artists. For this reason, I have added a lengthy afterword to this second edition ...
... issue of Radioactive Man, “I never knew why God put me on this earth. But now I know ... to buy that comic book.” Informed that his house is teetering on its foundation, Homer says the situation is simply “all part of God's plan,” and ...
... issue in Be Careful What You Pray For ... You Just Might Get It. He discusses the notion of “toxic prayer,” which can do damage to the petitioner or others. For example, Homer and Marge approach the houseboat of a judge he has been ...
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