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A 50-year TV flashback – Why 'The Waltons' wasn't afraid of religious faith

By Filings on Wed, 09/21/22
Society & Culture
Television
Nostalgia
American Culture
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“The story explores how the series delved into spiritual themes at a time when the TV networks tended to avoid them. As for the reason, Thomas points to the show’s creator, the late Earl Hamner Jr., on whose life the fictional series is based” - GetReligion

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