Da Vinci Code
As “The Da Vinci Code” comes out Friday here in the UK, here are a few excerpts from an article that engages with the book and the movie from a Christian perspective.
First reasons why DVC has taken on the status of truth:
The Church has done a poor job of equipping its people for the work of debunking silly stories like this one, but all the blame cannot be laid at the feet of the Church. I know many churches where Sunday school classes in church history or the background of the Bible are readily available, and yet people stay away in droves. Our penchant for self-help classes, counseling seminars, and books on anything but the stuff of Scripture has left us thoroughly unable to respond when arguments contradictory to the faith and claiming to be based on history are put forward as truth.
On theological questions to consider after viewing the film and how it illustrates worldview issues:
The Da Vinci Code, unless it takes the extraordinary step of departing significantly from the book, will certainly have much to say about God, about the supernatural, and about sources of moral authority. It will have some notion, both in the form of assumptions and direct statements, about where evil is to be found in the world, and it will promote some idea of how that evil can be defeated. The way the characters are presented will say something about the filmmaker’s view of human beings and their relationships. Christian should have a clear, biblical understanding of all these topics; they are theological issues that form the core of one’s belief system.
Here’s the rest of the article.
Update: Bryce also pointed out a great site about DVC here.