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When pastor KenBaugh announced he’d be devoting eight consecutive Sundays to analyzing TheDa VinciCode in the run-up to its film release, he knew some members of his SouthernCalifornia megachurch would be skeptical.ButBaugh also knew that many of his congregants had read the book and that many more would see the movie. "DanBrown did the church a favor,"Baugh says. "He forced people who call themselves followers ofChrist to investigate what that really means. "

Baugh is hardly alone.Evangelical leaders have attempted to seize onBrown’s success as an opportunity to reinforce the faith of believers and to win new souls. In the three years since the book’s release, evangelical writers and thinkers have produced a flurry of books, study guides, andDVDs to counterDanBrown’s fiction. "This movie will be a major cultural phenomenon, so discussions about Jesus and the church will happen," says Robert Johnston, a professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. "The only question is whether the church will be a part of the conversation."
Turnabout. To be sure, evangelical leaders have been critical of TheDa VinciCode. "This has all the evidence of something cooked up in the fires of hell," evangelical radio broadcaster JamesDobson said on Focus on the Family. It’s because the book and film pose such a threat, many evangelicals say, that it warrants a strong response. "We’re making the best of a situation that is going to do a lot of damage," saysErwin Lutzer ofChicago’s MoodyChurch and author of TheDa VinciDeception. "When you are faced with a dam that seems to be breaking, you can’t prop it up by saying, ’We’re going to stand against it.’"
It’s a remarkable turnabout from the outcry that greeted Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation ofChrist, in 1988, whenCampusCrusade forChrist called for a boycott. Rather than boycott TheDa VinciCode,CampusCrusade has retained popular evangelical speaker Josh McDowell, author of TheDa VinciCode:A、Quest forAnswers, to challengeBrown’s assertions. "I don’t recommend people go to the movie, but 90 percent of them will," says McDwell. "The guy is a phenomenal writer, and I can’t take that away from him."
The reaction represents a shift within the evangelical community. "Five years ago, there might have been more of a backlash against this film," saysCalvinCollege Prof. William Romanowski. "But movies like The Passion of theChrist changed attitudes.., evangelicals are now trying to penetrate the mainstream mediA、"
Sony Pictures, which is distributing TheDa VinciCode, has created an online forum for religious leaders to discuss the film, the davincidialogue, com. Sony may be betting that even critical comments will generate buzz, but evangelicals say they also stand to benefit. "The real history ofChristianity ... is far more complex" than in TheDa VinciCode, writes theChristianBroadcasting Network’s Gordon Robertson. "[It’s] filled with enough flesh and blood to make it a better story than the oneDanBrown inventeD、"
4. What is pastor KenBaugh’s attitude towards the novel TheDa VinciCode What does he mean by saying that "DanBrown did the church a favor"
5. Why did the author mention Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation ofChrist What is the change in the evangelical community’s reaction to TheDa VinciCode
6. Paraphrase the two sentences from the passage:
a) "The only question is whether the church will be a part of the conversation. "(parA、2)
b) "The guy is a phenomenal writer, and I can’t take that away from him. "(parA、4)