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. 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.
I could not possibly be more pleased." –– Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts.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.
succeeds in making theology enjoyable." –– Christian Century ". This book‘s wise observations are as timeless as they are timely. his contemporary case for vigorous Christian faith –– profusely illustrated by Charles Schulz‘s delightful Peanuts cartoon strips –– sheds more light on the Christian faith and how it is to be lived than many more "serious" theological works, with hundreds of cartoons featuring your favorite Peanuts characters Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, And of course, Snoopy (including the earliest Red Baron strips). This sequel was reissued in 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers. Marty."Ī sequel, The Parables of Peanuts, was written by Short in 1968. While Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang have enjoyed the kind of success most cartoon characters can only dream about –– becoming pop culture icons of the highest order and entering the global consciousness practically as family members –– Robert Short's The Gospel According to Peanuts also has found a place in the hearts of many readers.Ī 35th anniversary edition of 130 pages was released by Westminster John Knox Press in 2000, with a "new cover, a new interior design, and a new forward by Martin E. The book was a best seller and sold over 10 million copies. The book is based on Short's use of the Peanuts characters to illustrate his lectures about the Christian Gospel. The Gospel According to Peanuts is a best-selling 1965 book written by Presbyterian minister Robert L.
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