The Gospel according to Disney
Author | : Mark I. Pinsky |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2004-07-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781611644272 |
ISBN-13 | : 1611644275 |
Rating | : 4/5 (275 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Gospel according to Disney written by Mark I. Pinsky and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2004-07-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.