The Lost Symbol review (a Christian perspective)

This review of Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" contains no spoilers.

It does not happen often that an author has to meet expectations of the reading public on such a grand scale as did Dan Brown, who after achieving commercial success with his novel The Da Vinci Code spent several years researching and writing before finally submitting another manuscript to the publisher.

One thing must be admitted. Dan Brown has definitely matured and came to understand his position of authority in matters of religion (it may sound unbelievable, but many people found Brown's novel insightful and thought-provoking). It is my opinion that the author of The Lost Symbol deals with his subject matter in a much more responsible way. He clearly avoided openly attacking any denomination. Instead, Dan Brown chose the unoriginal route of proclaiming the basic unity of all religions. Confusing New Age theology of eternal feminine was replaced with a version of Deism which, especially given the locale of The Lost Symbol (Washington, D.C.), has distinct taste of American ceremonial Deism -- a much more palatable choice for most readers. It is not surprising that Dan Brown's deity is unapproachable and distant, a merely aesthetic touch to the picture of the world according to Robert Langdon.This really, is the gist of what a Christian reader should know before picking up this novel. The book is just as badly written as the rest of Brown's prose. The movie should be somewhat amusing, though. I'd wait for that.