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

by Anderson, Philip Longfellow

• ISBN13: 9780806649443
• ISBN10: 0806649445
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub

Summary

Anderson looks at nearly twenty animated Disney classics and uses each as a point of departure for discussion of Christian values. Each chapter begins with a biblical quote to set the theme, which Anderson then develops via the Disney story or character spotlighted. Anderson also employs humorous and touching anecdotes as he shows these sometimes all-too-familiar stories and characters in a new light.

Table of Contents

Foreword	1	(2)
Introduction	3	(4)
Chapter 1: Poison Apples
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	7	(10)
Chapter 2: Becoming a Real Human Being
Pinocchio	17	(10)
Chapter 3: Life's Most Perplexing Question
Fantasia	27	(22)
Chapter 4: When Elephants Fly
Bambi	49	(8)
Chapter 6: Disney South of the Border
Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros	57	(10)
Chapter 7: The Invisible You
Make Mine Music	67	(10)
Chapter 8: Personal Prisons
Fun and Fancy Free	77	(10)
Chapter 9: Three Decisive Words
Melody Time	87	(11)
Chapter 10: Inheritances
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	98	(11)
Chapter 11: When the Clock Strikes Twelve
Cinderella	109	(10)
Chapter 12: What Alice Found in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland	119	(11)
Chapter 13: You and Your Shadow
Peter Pan	130	(10)
Chapter 14: The Gentle Art of Judging Others
Lady and the Tramp	140	(10)
Chapter 15: Battling Dragons
Sleeping Beauty	150	(13)
Chapter 16: One Hundred and One Blessings
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	163	(11)
Chapter 17: A Sword and a Stone
The Sword in the Stone	174	(13)
Chapter 18: Jungle Enemies and Friends
The Jungle Book	187	(12)
Chapter 19: The Eyes of Mickey Mouse	199	(11)
Chapter 20: The Temper of Donald Duck	210	(10)
References	220