This is how out of it I am. I had to learn from Pastor Shaun that my seminary launched a new Da Vinci code website.
The Truth will be resurrected on Good Friday when Westminster Theological Seminary, one of the oldest and most respected seminaries, will launch a robust website dedicated to presenting a factual response to the claims in Dan Brown'’s runaway best-seller novel and soon-to-be-movie The Da Vinci Code.Very slick website and make sure you have your speakers on so you can hear the cool music.
"We certainly appreciate the engaging narrative, and recognize an author'’s right to present a good yarn," explains Dr. Bill Edgar, Professor of Apologetics at Westminster. "But we are concerned because the mix of fact and fiction in the book and presumably the film is leading many readers to question the Bible's message and its impact on history."
The site is designed for those wanting to engage the culture in spiritual conversations by providing biblically sound, intellectually honest, and historically accurate information so that the assertions in the book and movie can be discussed point-by-point.
Dr. Peter Lillback, President of Westminster, lays out the purpose of the site in this way, "Studies show that only five percent of pastors have read the book, and many in the church are dismissing The Da Vinci Code as 'just a novel,'’ or 'another movie.'’ In so doing, they discount the wave of doubt that has been and will continue to be created by its cleverly written claims. Our intent is to create ‘doubt about doubt."
I'm glad to see that the Christian community is facing the opening of the movie with facts and not protests (I hope no one organizes a protest). I'm thinking about seeing the movie since I still haven't read the book!
