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| Blomberg: One of the e-mails I received was from a Catholic man who was concerned that his 16-year-old son who was reading this book would have his head filled with anti-Catholicism. Protestant fundamentalists have the similar worries about the questions of Jesus’ deity. My response is that rather than seeking to shelter kids from all the horrible stuff in the world, we should interact with them while they are in our orbit of influence. If they haven’t had some good models of engagement, it will not serve them well when they are out of our orbit of influence. Youthworker: What does The Da Vinci Code say about how Christians should engage with popular culture overall? Blomberg: The people who invite me to speak recognize that The Da Vinci Code presents us with a great opportunity to engage the culture on topics we are not typically informed about, like Constantine, The Nicene Creed, and the Gnostic Gospels. These may not be the most important questions of faith, but some of them impinge on important doctrines. So when people of the secular culture are willing to strike up conversations on topics like that, I think, What a wonderful opportunity to talk intelligently with them about that! If we don’t engage, the danger is that people will believe this stuff as it it weren’t fiction. Dan Brown says on page one of his book that it is based on “fact.” This is either a fictional device he is using or he is confused on certain theological ideas. Continued... |
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