The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust,

In this follow-up to his bestsellingThe 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.

Introduction

ix

Methodology

xv

1 The Disney Gospel: Secular 'Toonism

1

(12)

Part One: The Disney Years: 1937-1984

13

(106)

2 Walt and Roy: The Christians

15

(7)

3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Sin and Salvation

22

(6)

4 Pinocchio (1940): Prove Yourself

28

(5)

5 Fantasia (1940): The Sorcerer's Mascot

33

(7)

6 Dumbo (1940): Mother Love

40

(6)

7 Bambi (1942): Man Is in the Forest

46

(6)

8 Cinderella (1950): Prince Charming II

52

(5)

9 Alice in Wonderland (1951): Take the Red Pill

57

(4)

10 Peter Pan (1953): Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

61

(8)

11 Lady and the Tramp (1955): Mixed Marriage

69

(5)

12 Sleeping Beauty (1959): Not in Death

74

(5)

13 101 Dalmatians (1961): Black and White

79

(4)

14 The Sword and the Stone (1963): Knowledge Is King

83

(5)

15 The Jungle Book (1967): Nature and Nurture

88

(6)

16 Robin Hood (1973): Tax Rebates

94

(5)

17 The Fox and the Hound (1981): Nature and Nurture Redux

99

(5)

18 The Black Cauldron (1985): Contains Occult Material

104

(5)

19 Shorts: Pagans, Jews, and Christians

109

(10)

Part Two: The Eisner Years: 1984-2004

119

(108)

20 Michael and Jeffrey: The Jews

121

(17)

21 The Little Mermaid (1989): Upward Mobility

138

(5)

22 Beauty and the Beast (1991): Feminism, Transformation, and Redemption

143

(5)

23 Aladdin (1992): Encountering Islam

148

(6)

24 The Lion King (1994): Karma on the Savannah

154

(6)

25 Pocahontas (1995): Animating Animism

160

(7)

26 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996): The House of the Lord

167

(8)

27 Hercules (1997): Superman, Samson, and Delilah

175

(4)

28 Mulan (1998): Woman of Valor

179

(6)

29 Tarzan (1999): Taming the Savage

185

(4)

30 The Emperor's New Groove (2000): Eminent Domain

189

(5)

31 Atlantis (2001): Adventure Capitalism

194

(9)

32 Lilo and Stitch (2002): Send in the Clone

203

(6)

33 Treasure Planet (2002): Mining the Father Lode

209

(6)

34 Return to Neverland (2002): Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust II

215

(5)

35 Brother Bear (2003): Primitive Predestination

220

(7)

Part Three: Disney and American Culture

227

(41)

36 The Theme Parks: American Pilgrimage

229

(9)

37 The Baptist Boycott: Culture Clash

238

(24)

38 Conclusion: Questions and Answers

262

(6)

Acknowledgments

268

(3)

Bibliography

271

(3)

Index

274

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