True... true...
Typically, I read stuff like Paul Kennedy’s "Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000".
However, I completed the Dan Brown line-up last year. That includes the May 19, 2006 release of the film adaptation of "The DaVinci Code". It’s being directed by Ron (Opie) Howard and stars Tom Hanks in the lead role.
I was very impressed with Tom Clancy’s "The Bear and the Dragon".
I am currently reading some non-fiction, Jared Diamond's "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" and next up will be Clancy’s "Debt of Honor".
I will put your suggestion on the list.
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Coach Hill,
Hope you didn't buy into all the bs from the Da Vinci code. From a practicing Catholic who has read the book it is nothing short of blasphemy. It is filled with lies and misconceptions. A better book to read would be " Decoding the Da Vinci Code" by Amy Welborn.
Also Legacy: How to raise up Godly Children by Steve Wood is an excellent book.
13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
13:4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
(The Force is strong in me) The word is within me. Reading fictionalized accounts does not shake my belief. God created us with free will. He wants each of us to determine what we believe. Even Jesus was tempted. God allowed it. He also is aware that the adversary is busy. Believe me, there are a lot more things for [the Church] to be concerned with than Dan Brown and his novels.
Yes it is possible that a book like this can cause concern or create questions. However, I believe that it is also ones duty to seek the truth. People who TRULY believe, should understand what their belief system is based upon. They should truly understand why they may be Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran or what have you. If not, then the foundation of their faith will crack at the first hint of pressure.
Very few people now days would understand what one part of the hub-bub concerning John F. Kennedy's candidacy for President of the U. S. in 1960 was about. That being that he was the first and only Roman Catholic ever to become President. Obviously, SOME PEOPLE had a problem with this. I do know one thing, it had nothing to do with Dan Brown.
I commend you on offering readers of this post some sources of altering viewpoints concerning some of the ideas (notice I did not call them facts) presented in Brown's book.
Ultimately though, you have hit upon the reason I tend to dabble primarily in the Non-fiction genre.
Forgive me Supa for my modest pontifications.
