Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: well!dhawk@lll-crg.llnl.gov (David Hawkins) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Charlie Brown and Religion Message-ID: Date: 13 Nov 89 17:29:59 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu anselm!svalcour@dartvax.uucp (Scott Valcourt ) writes: >Are the characters written by Charles M. Schultz liken to that of the >New Testament, in particular to those relating to the events surrounding >the life of Christ? _The Gospel according to Peanuts_ by Robert Short (who also wrote _Something to Believe In_ which greatly influenced my life.) Also, Shultz has several books of cartoons about teenagers where a lot of the stories were about Sunday School and other church interests. These were printed back in the 1960's, I think. At Golden Gate Baptist Seminary, in Mill Valley, CA, (where I graduated), they have a lot of framed Peanuts cartoons in the halls where the professors' offices are. I don't think the characters are patterned after Biblical people or events, but that Shultz uses various characters to make different points. later, david -- David Hawkins - dhawk@well.sf.ca.us - {apple,pacbell,hplabs,ucbvax}!well!dhawk + Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries and + + yet it is, itself, the greatest of our miseries. -- Blaise Pascal +