The Gospel According to Pixar by David Zahl

Beginning with Toy Story in 1995, Pixar Animation Studios has taken American cinema by storm, setting a new standard of excellence in animated film-making and earning a fortune in the process. Their movies are not only highly entertaining but wise. Pixar has an all-too-rare gift for telling stories which speak about the reality of life and the complexities of the human heart - and making us laugh while doing so. The Gospel According to Pixar looks at how each Pixar film portrays the basic concerns of everyday life and seeks to connect them with a Christian understanding of the world. Using imaginative stories about fish, monsters, and cars, Pixar films touch on such deeply human themes as love, identity, suffering, forgiveness, fear, freedom, guilt, purpose, and belonging. These common concerns allow for direct avenues of dialogue between the films and Christianity, which The Gospel According to Pixar explores in hopes of communicating the Gospel in a fresh and persuasive way.