This
book is subtitled "The Theology in Peanuts," and is made up around
125 of cartoons taken from "Peanuts" strips spanning the twenty-five
years from 1958 to 1983. Philosophically and theologically, they give the
reader a lot to think about, as well as being flavored with Schultz's brand of
humor. The book is arguing how Schultz was able to weave threads of
Christianity throughout the entire Peanuts comics during his career. It gives
numerous examples showing subtle instances of maybe a bible verse or just a
Christian custom. Even though this cartoon strip is meant for the purpose of
humor and pleasure Schultz cleverly peppers in some religious and philosophical
messages that can only be understood on a deeper more intellectual level. This
book is breaking down the carton and showing how Schulz
uses the Peanuts characters to illustrate Christian theology. I enjoyed reading
this book because I was a huge fan of the Peanuts comic strips as a child.
However, this book opened my eyes to a side of the Peanuts that I honestly
never even thought about. As I read the popular strips like Christmas and
Halloween and was opened to a new side of the stories that I had previously
never noticed.
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