This best-selling fictional book postulates that orthodox Christianity has suppressed the genuine original teachings of the church that are found in the 'Gnostic Gospels'. Many readers unquestioningly take this on board - probably more will so once the movie version is released.
Click to go through to critiques of the work that clearly demonstrate that the claimed facts in the book are themselves fictitious. It is actually this author who is the one with a conspiracy and agenda to undermine historic Christianity - even if it requires ignoring both Biblical and textual scholarship.