Worship Articles by Stephen M. Newman Pastor of Worship and Arts September 14, 2005

Does Dan Brown really believe all this stuff?

Anti-Christian ideas will usually receive more attention in the secular media. I don't think we'll ever hear Brown totally disavow his ideas in The Da Vinci Code because raising these questions is making him tens of millions of dollars. But he presents these ideas and a type of "feminist paganism" in his book with such enthusiasm that this may be what he actually believes. Added to that, we see some of the same ideas in his previous book, Angels and Demons. So his characters may be faithfully representing the author's position.

Whether he believes it or not, it's profitable. Movie rights to The Da Vinci Code have been bought by Columbia Pictures. The team that created A Beautiful Mind – producer Brian Grazer, director Ron Howard, and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman – are set to go to work on the movie as soon as they finish their current projects.

This book has put Brown on the map. He's working on a sequel, this time with Robert Langdon in Washington, D.C. If Dan Brown can't find a good conspiracy theory in Washington, then he's not paying attention.

What should a Christian do?

The No. 1 book on the best-seller lists talks about Jesus. If you're a Christian, there's a good chance you have unbelieving friends who would like to know what you think about it. This opportunity is too good to miss. I'd encourage you to read the book and be ready to interact with them.

Don't get preachy and don't go further than they want to go. But let them know that Christianity has answers to these questions – and any others they may have. Then, be willing to do your homework or ask another believer for help.

In 1973, Hugh J. Schonfield wrote The Passover Plot. It was trumpeted as the book that would shake Christianity. The Passover Plot was soon out of print, and Christianity is doing just fine, thank you. The Da Vinci Code is fiction, so it will probably have a longer shelf life. But there is nothing here that any believer needs to worry about.

Endnotes - http://mckinneychurch.com/davinciNotes.html - opens in new window.

© Benjie Spears 2003

Benjie Spears is the Minister of Singles & Missions at McKinney Memorial Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

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