| The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust Contributor(s): Pinsky, Mark I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664225918 ISBN-13: 9780664225919 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: In this follow-up to his bestselling "The Gospel According to The Simpsons," religion journalist Pinsky explores the role that Disney animated features have played in the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2004050887 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.46" W x 8.52" (0.94 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: In this follow-up to his bestselling The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family, religion journalist Mark Pinsky explores the role that the animated features of Walt Disney played on the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. Pinsky explores thirty-one of the most popular Disney films, as well as recent developments such as the 1990s boycott of Disney by the Southern Baptist Convention and the role that Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg played in the resurgance of the company since the mid-1980s. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pinsky, Mark I.: - 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. |