Critical Reviews, Research, Sites, Video, Audio

See also The Da Vinci Code Fraud: Cracked by the Critics (Part 1)

Major Web Sites

Jesus Decoded site by the U.S. Catholic Bishops
Da Vinci Outreach site by various Catholic apostolates
Da Vinci Hoax book site by Ignatius Press
Da Vinci Hoax blog by Carl Olson, Sandra Miesel, and others
History versus The Da Vinci Code site by historian Tim O'Neill
Da Vinci Quest site by Campus Crusade for Christ
Truth About Da Vinci Code site by Westminster Theological Seminary
Challenging Da Vinci site by Anglican Church of Sydney
Da Vinci Delusion site by Coral Ridge Ministries
Da Vinci Controversy site by Moody Bible Institute
Da Vinci Code Demolished traditionalist Catholic site
Catholic Answers Special Report "Cracking the Da Vinci Code"

General Critical Articles

Bruce Boucher, art curator
Elizabeth Lev, art historian
Amy Welborn, author De-Coding Da Vinci and De-Coding Mary Magdalene
Sandra Miesel, Catholic journalist and medieval historian
www.Carl-Olson.com, apologist Carl Olson co-author The Da Vinci Hoax
Collin Hansen, Christianity Today (Christian History)
Craig Keener, Christianity Today (Christian History)
Da Vinci Code Special Section, Christianity Today
Ben Witherington, BeliefNet.com
James Hitchcock, BeliefNet.com
Albert Mohler, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary
Leadership Univ (various authors)
FaithfulReader.com (various authors)
N.T. Wright, Anglican bishop and biblical scholar
Margaret M. Mitchell, Univ of Chicago Divinity School
Andrew Greeley, National Catholic Reporter
Laura Miller, Salon.com
J.P. Holding, Tektonics Apologetics
Envoy Magazine Critique Part 1
Envoy Magazine Critique Part 2

Movie review by Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Movie review by Steven Greydanus (DecentFilms.com)

DVD Specials

Da Vinci Hoax DVD by Ignatius Press (anti-)
Breaking The Da Vinci Code DVD (anti-)
The Da Vinci Code DVD set by The History Channel / A&E (neutral)
Jesus, Mary, and Da Vinci DVD by ABC News (neutral)
Da Vinci Code Decoded DVD (pro-)
Unlocking Da Vinci's Code DVD (pro-)

Real Audio and MP3 programs

Pro-DVC or Neutral

Dan Brown speaks to the New Hampshire Writers Project MP3
Dan Brown talks on The Da Vinci Code movie, Science and Religion MP3
Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper review the movie MP3
Krista Tippett interviews Luke Timothy Johnson and others MP3
The Discovery Channel on Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Rennes-Le-Chateau, Priory of Sion MP3
(includes interviews with Lincoln / Baigent / Leigh, Margaret Starbird, Bart Ehrman, Laura Miller, Bill Putnam)

Anti-DVC

Catholic Answers Live
James Hitchcock, historian on The Da Vinci Code | MP3
Olson / Miesel on The Da Vinci Hoax | MP3
Olson / Miesel on Da Vinci Deception | MP3

EWTN programs
Carl Olson with Fr. Mitch Pacwa on EWTN Live REAL
Fr. Benedict Groeschel with Opus Dei REAL
Fr. Benedict Groeschel on The Da Vinci Code nonsense REAL
Raymond Arroyo, Barbara Nicolosi, Opus Dei REAL

Darrell Bock Breaking The Da Vinci Code Workshop MP3
J.P. Holding Interview on The Da Vinci Code MP3
Carl Olson talk in Wisconsin MP3
Carl Olson talk in South Dakota MP3
Gary Habermas on The Da Vinci Code MP3 (2 parts)
Mike Licona Exploring The Da Vinci Code MP3
William Lane Craig and Mike Licona panel discussion MP3
Amy Welborn on Decoding Mary Magdalene MP3
Vatican Radio interviews Fr. Gerald O'Collins and Amy Welborn MP3
Craig Blomberg on the Secret Gnostic Gospels MP3
Craig Blomberg on Conspiracy of a Divine Jesus MP3
Stephan Hoeller on Da Vinci Code from a Gnostic Perspective MP3
Stephan Hoeller on the Gnostic Gospels MP3
John Ankerberg with guests Unraveling Da Vinci MP3 (3 parts)

Humor

Create Your Own Best-Selling Dan Brown Novel !
The Albino Code (movie parody short by Dennis Hurley)
The Norman Rockwell Code (movie parody short by Alfred Thomas Catalfo)

Critical Books

Orthodox Catholic Critics

Protestant Evangelical Critics

Other Critics

See also The Da Vinci Code Fraud: Cracked by the Critics (Part 1)