Word on the street has it that the Da Vinci Code sets a publishing record.
"It taps into a lot of longstanding stories about Jesus in America," he [Stephen Prothero] said from his home in East Sandwich, Mass. "Americans have been ruminating since the Colonial period about finding documents that would settle all the mysteries about Jesus."
"One thing that makes people so interested in Jesus is that we don't have the answers. We've got these Gospels, but there's a lot of unanswered questions."
" 'The Da Vinci Code' participates in the 'religion-bad, spirituality-good' model in America," he says. "It provides a way to be spiritual while tapping into your suspicions about the Church."
There's lots to be said about this, including the obvious point that this seems to be an opportunity for Christians to interact with the culture about Jesus. I know we've been busy with The Passion, but maybe it's time to move on to discuss The Da Vinci Code.
Posted by Tim at April 6, 2004 08:01 AM