History in the remaking: `Da Vinci Code' spurs debate about Christianity.

From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: April 26, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Charles Ealy

``The Da Vinci Code'' has become more than a record-breaking best-seller. It has spurred an unprecedented level of speculation about the history of Christianity.

In fact, four ``Da Vinci'' imitators, all of them thrillers involving supposed conspiracy theories, are climbing the national hardcover best-seller charts. The big winners are Steve Berry's ``The Templar Legacy'' (No. 6), Javier Sierra's ``The Secret Supper'' (No. 8) and Raymond Khoury's ``The Last Templar'' (No. 15). Meanwhile, Kate Mosse's ``Labyrinth'' has been nibbling at the top 15, ...

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