![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. While Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang have enjoyed the kind of success most cartoon characters can. His only narrative is the gospel: original sin, the wages of sin are death, sin makes us aware of our need for redemption, salvation is entirely a work of grace motivated by divine love. The Gospel According to Peanuts (9780664222222) by Robert L. After reading Short's Gospel, I know less about him than I do about my insurance agent. Thirty-five years later the publisher has issued an anniversary edition.Short demonstrates a broad and deep grasp of Scripture, theology, and popular culture, all without any of the personal narrative that dominate today's religious bestsellers. The Gospel according to Peanuts by Robert L. A small Presbyterian publishing house (John Knox) published it in hopes of inspiring some Sunday-school teachers to think outside the box, and, behold, their wish was fulfilled. ![]() In the Hound of Heaven chapter, Short shows how Schulz used Snoopy to stand for Christ or ideal Christians. ![]() ![]() He explained that Lucy, in her headstrong impulsiveness, often represents original sin. In 1965, a 28 year-old pastor named Robert Short turned a popular slide show he'd been presenting while working his way through seminary into a book called The Gospel According to Peanuts using Schulz's characters to explain the Christian faith. ![]()
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