The Gospel According to Disney: Christian Values in the Early Animated Classics

by Anderson, Philip Longfellow; Thomas, Franklin; Johnston, Ollie

• ISBN13: 9780966956405
• ISBN10: 0966956400
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Longfellow Pub

Summary

This book was not prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by any subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Philip Longfellow Anderson is a Minister of the United Church of Christ. He is a speaker, preacher, pastor, consultant, and Disney fan. He is a graduate of Pomona College (B.A.) and Yale Divinity School (M.Div.). He is married, father of three adult children, grandfather of one, and lives in California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgment	p. 6
Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Poison Apples -- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs	p. 13
Becoming a Real Human Being -- Pinocchio	p. 25
Life's Most Perplexing Question -- Fantasia	p. 37
When Elephants Fly -- Dumbo	p. 51
Song That Never Ends -- Bambi	p. 63
Disney South of the Border -- Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros	p. 73
The Invisible You -- Make Mine Music	p. 85
Personal Prisons -- Fun And Fancy Free	p. 97
Three Decisive Words -- Melody Time	p. 109
Inheritances -- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	p. 121
When the Clock Strikes Twelve -- Cinderella	p. 135
What Alice Found in Wonderland -- Alice In Wonderland	p. 147
You and Your Shadow -- Peter Pan	p. 159
The Gentle Art of Judging Others -- Lady and The Tramp	p. 171
Battling Dragons -- Sleeping Beauty	p. 183
One Hundred and One Blessings -- One Hundred and One Dalmatians	p. 197
A Sword and A Stone -- The Sword In The Stone	p. 209
Friends and Enemies in the Jungle of Life -- The Jungle Book	p. 223
The Eyes of Mickey Mouse	p. 237
The Temper of Donald Duck	p. 249
References	p. 260
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