Fear Not Da Vinci: Using the Best-Selling Novel To Share Your Faith [Paperback]

Susy Flory (Author), Gini Monroe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2006

Fear Not Da Vinci encourages and equips believers to shed their fear and find common ground with unbelievers. Included are anecdotes introducing readers to several different Da Vinci Code scenarios including a five-minute chat on the subway, a restaurant conversation, a book club meeting, a children s art lesson, and a conversation with a close relative. Fear Not Da Vinci also answers specific questions readers are likely to encounter and provides practical faith-sharing techniques and resources

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About the Author

Susy Flory is on staff at the Neighborhood Church in Coastro Valley,California.
Gini Monroe has served as administrator for First baptist church in Castro Valley.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 203 pages
• Publisher: AMG Publishers (March 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899570526
• ISBN-13: 978-0899570525
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,378,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Susy Flory is a New York Times best selling author who grew up on the back of a quarter horse in Northern California. She took degrees from UCLA in English and psychology, and has a background in journalism, education, and communications.

She first started writing at the Newhall Signal with the legendary Scotty Newhall, an ex-editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and a one-legged cigar-smoking curmudgeon who ruled the newsroom from behind a dented metal desk where he pounded out stories on an Underwood Typewriter. She taught high school English and journalism, then quit in 2004 to write full time for publications such as Focus on the Family, Guideposts Books, In Touch, Praise & Coffee, Today's Christian, and Today's Christian Woman.

Susy is the author or co-author of four books, including So Long Status Quo: What I Learned From the Women Who Changed the World, as well as the much-anticipated 2011 memoir she co-wrote with blind 9-11 survivor Michael Hingson, called Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero.

Susy is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and a CLASS certified speaker. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two children.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Moving, Refreshing, Challenging, July 3, 2006

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Richard R. Blake (Bridgman, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fear Not Da Vinci: Using the Best-Selling Novel To Share Your Faith (Paperback)

This is a book on conversational evangelism. The authors have used the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" as a challenge for Christians to take courage and communicate their faith. Flory and Monroe share tips, techniques, and examples to equip the reader to use the Da Vinci Code novel and movie as a bridge for witnessing to our culture.

The book reviews and highlights the key issues detailed in the novel that attempt to discredit the Christian Gospel and the authority of the Scriptures. Sample questions and answers help prepare the reader to defend Biblical truths against the claims Dan Brown has introduced through his fictional characters. The authors use testimonies, stories, illustrations, and personal examples to keep the text moving at a fast pace.

The book is thoroughly researched and well documented. The table on the themes of the Bible showing references where Jesus quoted from each book of the Old Testament was excellent and can become an excellent reference tool for every reader. I especially appreciated the table outlining the material from the Gnostic writings in light of Biblical teaching.

W. Ward Gasgue's contribution on Gnostic teaching added another dimension to this important book. The resource list provided at the end of the book provides recommend reading for additional study in refuting "The Da Vinci Code" and for help in personal evangelism.

This is a timely book for every Christian.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding First Book, April 22, 2006

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Roxanne Weborg "Roxanne Weborg" (Sarasota, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fear Not Da Vinci: Using the Best-Selling Novel To Share Your Faith (Paperback)

Fear Not DaVinci reflects the compassionate hearts of the authors, their love for their Savior, and their ardent desire that the biblical truths about Jesus not be distorted by Dan Brown's best-seller, The DaVinci Code. I found this book to be eloquent, understandable, heartwarming and practical. The authors are to be applauded for their exceptional writing skills, compelling stories, and mastery of complex theological issues. I know the Lord must be well pleased with the devotion, dedication and hard work of His faithful servants, Gini and Suzy. What a blessing!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring a Christian response to various elements in the novel, May 6, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fear Not Da Vinci: Using the Best-Selling Novel To Share Your Faith (Paperback)

Co-authored by Susy Flory and Gini Monroe with the assistance of W. Ward Gasque, Using The Best-Selling Novel To Share Your Faith: Fear Not Da Vinci is an exclusive and conceptual study of Dan Brown's famous novel, The Da Vinci Code. Exploring a Christian response to various elements in the novel, Fear Not Da Vinci introduces readers to such ideals and explanations for Christians as to whether or not it is okay to read the novel, if Jesus really was married, if Mary Magdalene is pictured in "The Last Supper", if Jesus was merely a man or a God, if women are holier then men, and tactful ways to approach analyzing and discussing Dan Brown's novel with a gentle touch -- as opposed to an irrational and abrasively critical argument. For its in-depth study and articulated text, Fear Not Da Vinci is highly recommended for Christian readers when reading or discussing The Da Vinci Code.