Dan Brown Video
Dan Brown, controversial author of The Da Vinci Code, made a rare public appearance in New Hampshire. This event, and excerpts from the speech were given special time on the Today Show. At the end of the speech, Brown quoted a priest as having said:
"Christian theology has survived the writings of Galileo, and the writings of Darwin, surely it will survive the writings of some novelist from New Hampshire."
Now here is a statement that makes a lot of sense! The Church has nothing to fear as far as The Da Vinci Code is concerned. Do we need to provide a response to the attacks? You bet. But we have nothing to fear.
Historical Christian theology is under attack, today as always. But those who are called of the Lord, whose eyes are opened to the truth, they will understand the divine gift and preservation of Scripture, regardless of the assaults presented against it in the name of "science." This so-called "science" turns out to be the biggest game of speculation that can be imagined. It gets nowhere near the truth, but I admit, it makes for a good novel.
"Christian theology has survived the writings of Galileo, and the writings of Darwin, surely it will survive the writings of some novelist from New Hampshire."
Now here is a statement that makes a lot of sense! The Church has nothing to fear as far as The Da Vinci Code is concerned. Do we need to provide a response to the attacks? You bet. But we have nothing to fear.
Historical Christian theology is under attack, today as always. But those who are called of the Lord, whose eyes are opened to the truth, they will understand the divine gift and preservation of Scripture, regardless of the assaults presented against it in the name of "science." This so-called "science" turns out to be the biggest game of speculation that can be imagined. It gets nowhere near the truth, but I admit, it makes for a good novel.
4 Comments:
Hey Jason, I've been reading for quite a while and really have enjoyed the balanced perspective you offer here.
It seems that there are people that are really in an uproar about The DaVinci Code. People seem to be genuinely worried that this will tear the fiber of Christianity as we know it. This is simply not the case. God doesn't need us to defend Him, but we must be able give an account of the Truth and help people when there is a wrong understanding of God's love and promise to those who are saved.
-Jonah
Jonah,
Balance is good. You speak truth. I encourage other readers to check out Jonah's blog - www.signofjonah.wordpress.com.
Jonah's main objective is to dispell myths about the modern prophetic movement.
thanks for the plug, Jason, say Hi to Keith for me.
-J
Hi guys,
Jonah, nice blog! Hopefully when the semester ends I'll be able to check it out more thoroughly. If you get a chance, I'd like your response to this (short) post from a while back on my blog:
http://summaphilosophiae.blogspot.com/2006/04/indication-of-churchs-state-of.html
Blessings!
Keith
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