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	The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust by Mark I. Pinsky
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 791.43682 EAN 9780664225919 ISBN 0664225918 Manufacturer Westminster John Knox Press Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 286 Publication Date 2004-07 Publisher Westminster John Knox Press Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description In this follow-up to his best-selling 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 The Walt Disney Company have played in the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. Pinsky explores the religious, moral, and theological themes in 31 of the most popular Disney films, including Snow White, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and the Lion King, and discovers what he calls the Disney Gospel: faith that good will prevail, trust in yourself and your friends, and a little bit of something magical. Pinsky also looks at recent Disney developments, including the 1990s boycott of Disney by the Southern Baptist Convention, the impact of the theme parks on American culture, and the role that CEO Michael Eisner has played in the resurgence of the company since the mid-1980s. Pinsky, Orlando journalist and author of The Gospel According to the Simpsons, sets his sights on a larger, yet more elusive target: the Magic Kingdom. As Pinsky argues, Disney's cultural influence is enormous: 'millions of children around the world know much of what they do about the practical application of right and wrong from Disney.' The 'Disney gospel' is simple enough in outline: believe in yourself, never give up, good will be rewarded and evil punished. Unfortunately, the book bogs down amidst the massive Disney canon; and organizing it in 'episode guide' format, rather than thematically, does not help. There are sparkles of marvelous, irreverent wit: 'Tinker Bell, it is immediately apparent, has undergone some alterations over the decades, including breast reduction surgery and liposuction on her derriere.' But for long stretches, the critical tone turns sober, even snarky, as Pinsky picks off obvious targets such as Snow White's passivity or Mowgli's haircut rather than surfacing the hidden spiritual gems he found so often in The Simpsons. Even considering the variety of Disney creations, he seems torn between admiring 'Walt's dream, to communicate lessons to children across cultures,' and debunking its 'uplifting, family-friendly fare' as 'a sentimental notion—naïve at best and disingenuous at worst.' Still, readers will be struck by Pinsky's cogent observations about Disney classics. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. '...provides a thorough yet captivating read for anyone who has ever wondered about the spiritual side of the Disney phenomenon.' In this follow-up to his best-selling 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 The Walt Disney Company have played in the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. Pinsky explores the religious, moral, and theological themes in 31 of the most popular Disney films, including Snow White, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and the Lion King, and discovers what he calls the Disney Gospel: faith that good will prevail, trust in yourself and your friends, and a little bit of something magical. Pinsky also looks at recent Disney developments, including the 1990s boycott of Disney by the Southern Baptist Convention, the impact of the theme parks on American culture, and the role that CEO Michael Eisner has played in the resurgence of the company since the mid-1980s. Mark Pinsky is religion reporter for the Orlando Sentinel and the author of the best-selling book The Gospel According to The Simpsons, and co-author of the companion study guide. His writing has appeared in Christianity Today, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Nation. He is a sought-after speaker at colleges, universities, and churches on the topic of religion and popular culture. Customers who bought this item also bought The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss The Gospel According to the Simpsons, Bigger and Possibly Even Better! Edition: With a New Afterword Exploring South Park, Family Guy, and Other Animated TV Shows The Gospel According to "Peanuts" (Gospel According To...) The Gospel According to Harry Potter: Spirituality in the Stories of the World's Most Famous Seeker The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss Customer Reviews for: The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust Rating - DO NOT BE DECEIVED! GOD IS NOT MOCKED! I have not read this book. As far as Disney I cannot comment on the man, but only the actions and ideologies his company puts forth. The Disney Company seems to be deeply rooted in the theme of magic. Disneyland is referred to as the magical kingdom. Many of Disney's films and cartoons include magical representations such as casting of spells, divination, witchcraft and sorcery. A lot of times these representations are presented as "good" which is a lie. There is no such thing as good/white magic, even the Book of Satan ... Read More Rating - Informative, but not Insightful Pinsky starts off on an upbeat note, successfully discussing religious topics found in early Disney films, but as the book progresses through the company's animation history, Pinsky looses most of his analysis and commentary in favor of summarization. I felt that Pinsky did a good job explaining the premise of the post-Disney era films (beginning in the 80s and through the 90s - his insight picks up again in the 2000s) he lacked the spiritual commentary I was looking for, the commentary the book's subtitle "Faith, Trust, ... Read More Rating - Good title, BAD book! If ever there was a book that embodied the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover", this book is it. I picked it up at my local Barnes and Nobles, expecting an entertaining and inspiring read. From page one, I felt my stomach knot up and the more I read, the more disgusted I became. This man not only slanders Uncle Walt's good name(calling such characters as Mickey, Donald, Tink and so forth satanic because they believe in wishing on a star instead of praying to God) but implies that anyone who follows Disney's moral code ... Read More Rating - Awful Book We purchased this book at a church convention thinking it might be interesting to get a religious perspective on Disney.What we got instead was a schizophrenic,overly-critical tearing apart of what are truly good films.Mr. Pinsky's overall opinion seemed hard to place.Sometimes his opinions were on the side of the conservative.At other times,they could be placed squarely on the side of the very,very,lunatic-fringe sector of liberal.While some of what he said was fair criticism,the majority of it was nothing more than whiny ... Read More Rating - Lazy Research It sounds like a good premise if a bit of a tall order, examine Disney's animated features for the role that their themes have played in the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. The idea being that these themes originated in the minds of Walt Disney and his successors, who were not entirely motivated by a bottom line, but had certain political and social agendas to advance. Unfortunately, Mark I. Pinsky, the religion reporter for The Orlando Sentinel, conducts his analysis of the Disney ... Read More see more reviews See all books by author Mark I. Pinsky

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