more on dan brown (from his website)

Q: ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?

A: Yes. Interestingly, if you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as absolute historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell. Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal concepts like faith, we end up debating semantics to the point where we entirely miss the obvious--that is, that we are all trying to decipher life's big mysteries, and we're each following our own paths of enlightenment. I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

Here's the link: http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/faqs.html

Here's another link to an interesting USA Today article about Mr. Brown and his "Code": http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-05-14-da-vinci-welborn_x.htm