The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown: A fatal pack of distortions
This popular book is packed with misinformation concerning what is really known about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Constantine, the Catholic Church and the Opus Dei organization. If you have read The Da Vinci Code, you owe it to yourself to inoculate yourself against its disinformation. Read on ...
Criticism and commentary:The Da Vinci Code is not mere fiction. It is a piece of deliberate pseudo-historical propaganda that also happens to be grossly offensive to believing Christians. More even than that, the Da Vinci Code explicitly defames existing bodies and institutions, using their proper names as markers denoting vast malevolent conspiracies, duplicity, and murder. The Da Vinci Code is to Catholicism more or less what the anti-Semitic conspiracy theories of The
Protocols of the Elders of Zion were in relation to Jews and Judaism. (-- Kirk Kanzelberger)
| Christopher Blosser's detailed page of links: Resources, Blogs, News releases, Reviews, Critiques (five star rating) |
Books:
| Carl E. Olson & Sandra Miesel, The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing Errors in The Da Vinci Code (Ignatius Press, 2004) |
| Amy Wellborn, De-Coding Da Vinci: The Facts Behind the Fiction of The Da Vinci Code (Our Sunday Visitor, 2004) |
Reviews:
| Sandra Miesel, Dismantling The Da Vinci Code (Crisis magazine) |
| Sandra Miesel and Carl E. Olson, Cracking the Anti-Catholic Code (Envoy magazine) |
| Amy Welborn, Who says Catholicism doesn't influence American culture? (Our Sunday Visitor, 11/3/2003) |
| Colin Hansen, Breaking The Da Vinci Code (Christian History, 11/07/2003) |
| Joseph R. Thomas, Argument masquerades as historical truth in 'The Da Vinci Code' (Catholic News Service, 6/6/2003, Opus Dei website) |
| The Da Vinci Code, the Catholic Church, and Opus Dei (A response to The Da Vinci Code from the Prelature of Opus Dei in the United States) |
| Andrew Greeley, DaVinci Code is More Fantasy than Fact (National Catholic Reporter, 10/3/2003) |
| Margaret M. Mitchell, Cracking the Da Vinci Code (Martin Marty Center, 9/24/2003) |
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