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Louisville, KY :
Westminster John Knox Press,
2007.
©2007. |
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The Gospel According To... Series |
Medientyp: | Buch, E-Book |
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Umfang: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
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ISBN: |
9781611644371
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Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Teil von: |
The Gospel According To... Series |
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Print version:: | Pinsky, Mark I., The Gospel According to the Simpsons, Bigger and Possibly Even Better! Edition, Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press,c2007 |
Kollektion: | E-Books adlr |
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. |
Intro Contents Introduction to the Second Edition: Epiphany on the Sofa Divine Imagery: "Perfect Teeth.Nice Smell. A Class Act All the Way." Personal Prayer: "Dear God,Give the Bald Guy a Break!" The Evangelical Next Door: "If Everyone Were like Ned Flanders,There'd Be No Need for Heaven." The Church and the Preacher:"We Don't Have a Prayer!" Heaven, Hell, and the Devil:"I'd Sell My Soul for a Donut!" Moral Dilemmas: "Dad, We May Have Saved Your Soul." The Bible: "I Think It May Be Somewhere towards the Back." Catholics: "That's Catholic, Marge . . . Voodoo." The Jews: "Mel Brooks Is Jewish? . . .Are We Jewish?" Buddhism: Lisa Changes Teams, Sort Of. Miscellaneous: "Hindu! There Are 700 Million of Us!" Gay Marriage: Out of the Closet,Left at the Altar. The Creators: "Humor Is in Indirect Proportion to One's True Belief." Conclusion: Cloaking the Sacred with the Profane? Afterword Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index. |