{"product_id":"the-gospel-according-to-the-simpsons-bigger-and-possibly-even-better-edition-with-a-new-afterword-exploring-south-park-family-guy-other-animate-9780664231606","title":"The Gospel According to the Simpsons, Bigger and Possibly Even Better! Edition: With a New Afterword Exploring South Park, Family Guy, \u0026 Other Animate","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this entertaining and enlightening book, Pinsky shows how \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e called \"thoughtful and genuinely entertaining.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eSouth Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Guy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFuturama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dad\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKing of the Hill.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinsky, Mark I.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMark I. Pinsky\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel according to\u003c\/i\u003e The Simpsons (with Samuel Parvin), \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel according to Disney\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Jew among the Evangelicals\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He appears frequently in national media discussing religion and culture.","brand":"Westminster John Knox Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460635201810,"sku":"9780664231606","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d79ab0c4-bdcb-41d0-a0c9-4da7b61d91f6.jpg?v=1730044304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gospel-according-to-the-simpsons-bigger-and-possibly-even-better-edition-with-a-new-afterword-exploring-south-park-family-guy-other-animate-9780664231606","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}