His previous books include The Gospel According to Disney and his memoir of being a journalist in Orlando, A Jew Among the Evangelicals. As if the power-packed new book about the Simpsons and the Semites wasn’t reason enough to run to the store to buy it, here’s one more: It features an afterword exploring religion in Family Guy, South Park, and a number of other animated shows. · Mark I. Pinsky is the author of The Gospel according to The Simpsons (with Samuel Parvin), The Gospel according to Disney, and A Jew among the Evangelicals. His writing has also appeared in the Los /5(2). Mark I. Pinsky is the author of The Gospel according to The Simpsons (with Samuel Parvin), The Gospel according to Disney, and A Jew among the Evangelicals. His writing has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and the Columbia Journalism Review. He appears frequently in national media discussing religion and culture/5(17).
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 seasons, Pinsky has given a thorough facelift to the book that Publishers Weekly called "thoughtful and. The Gospel According to The Simpsons was recently released with a new afterword exploring South Park, Family Guy and others. Frank Johnson explores the spiritual life of TV animation with author Mark Pinsky. May / June The Gospel According to the Simpsons An AJL Exclusive Book Excerpt By Mark I. Pinsky | Illustrations by Matt Groening. The Gospel according to the Simpsons: the spiritual life of the world's most animated family by Pinsky, Mark I., Publication date Topics Simpsons (Television program), Television broadcasting Publisher Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press Collection.
Mark I. Pinsky is the author of The Gospel according to The Simpsons (with Samuel Parvin), The Gospel according to Disney, and A Jew among the Evangelicals. His writing has also appeared in the Los. Veteran religion writer Mark Pinsky returns with a fresh, witty and insightful take on faith in America’s long-running animated TV sitcom: The Gospel According to The Simpsons: A Newer Testament. This ebook features all original material, covering the award-winning series from , when the best-selling book was last published, through the season. Early in the introduction to The Gospel According to The Simpsons, the great 20th century theological voice, Reinhold Niebuhr, is quoted: “Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer.” (p. 5) This is immediately followed by an observation that humor which is not founded upon a faith presupposition has a tendency to degenerate into cynicism and despair, while faith that doesn’t allow humor can quickly devolve into arrogance and intolerance.
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