| Chapter 1: | The Da Vinci Code Controversy |
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Figure 1. The Truth about Da Vinci
Westminster Theological Seminary hoped users would find the truth about Dan Brown’s work. Copyright © 2007, Westminster Theological Seminary. Used by permission.
Christian researcher George Barna reported that “any book that alters one or more theological views among two million people is not to be dismissed lightly” (Foust, 2006). If one takes into account release of the book, published in more than 40 languages, and the movie, DVD and pay-per-view release—as well as global advertising and spirited news reporting across the span of four years—it is not unreasonable to assume that a majority of adults in developed nations may have undergone media exposure to the tenets of Da Vinci.3