{"product_id":"a-charlie-brown-religion-exploring-the-spiritual-life-and-work-of-charles-m-schulz-9781496814678","title":"A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz","description":"Charles M. Schulz's \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e comic strip franchise, the most successful of all time, forever changed the industry. For more than half a century, the endearing, witty insights brought to life by Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Lucy have caused newspaper readers and television viewers across the globe to laugh, sigh, gasp, and ponder. \u003ci\u003eA Charlie Brown Religion\u003c\/i\u003e explores one of the most provocative topics Schulz broached in his heartwarming work--religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on new archival research and original interviews with Schulz's family, friends, and colleagues, author Stephen J. Lind offers a new spiritual biography of the life and work of the great comic strip artist. In his lifetime, aficionados and detractors both labeled Schulz as a fundamentalist Christian or as an atheist. Yet his deeply personal views on faith have eluded journalists and biographers for decades. Previously unpublished writings from Schulz will move fans as they begin to see the nuances of the humorist's own complex, intense journey toward understanding God and faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There are three things that I've learned never to discuss with people,\" Linus says, \"Religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.\" Yet with the support of religious communities, Schulz bravely defied convention and dared to express spiritual thought in the \"funny pages,\" a secular, mainstream entertainment medium. This insightful, thorough study of the 17,897 \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper strips, seventy-five animated titles, and global merchandising empire will delight and intrigue as Schulz considers what it means to believe, what it means to doubt, and what it means to share faith with the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen J. Lind\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of business communication at Washington and Lee University. His work has appeared in scholarly journals such as \u003ci\u003eImageTexT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion and Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Communication and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e. Further details on his work can be found at www.StephenJLind.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515435258130,"sku":"9781496814678","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dedfd231-4412-44b3-8907-6fe4cb33c6cb.jpg?v=1731005347","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-charlie-brown-religion-exploring-the-spiritual-life-and-work-of-charles-m-schulz-9781496814678","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}