Search - The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family

The book examines religion as it is manifested by the characters in the long-running sitcom. The target audience is religious people who aren't sure if they should let their children watch the show or not. The thesis is the show presents religion in a more positive and sophisticated light, as having a more involved role in daily life of the characters, than people of faith may expect from network TV, where religion is almost wholly absent. The descriptions of the episodes may seem lackluster to the initiates and rather like spoilers to the novices. The most instructive parts of the book are his examinations of how the show treats Judaism, Catholicism, and Hinduism and interviews with the writers, whose knowledge of religion is shallow. This plainly written book is good for people (like me) whose brains easily start to smart during discussions of topics like religion, ethics, and aesthetics but who also feel an average person should think about these tough subjects now and then, smarting grey cells or not.

This is not only an entertaining read but also has very substantial truth packed into it's silly premise.