The Templar Code For Dummies

Follow the quest for the Holy Grail and its link to the Templars Explore the legends and lore of this powerful, influential society Did The Da Vinci Code leave you hungry for more details about the Knights Templar? This plain–English guide explains who these mysterious figures were, how they rose so high, and why they fell so far. You′ll explore Christian theories that involved the order and discover the role they played in important events, such as the French Revolution and the Civil War. How Knights lived their lives What led to the demise of the order The Templars′ relationship to other secret societies What became of the fabled Templar treasure Who the modern–day Templars are

Introduction. Part I: The Knights Templar and the Crusades. Chapter 1. Defining the Templar Code. Chapter 2. A Crash Course in Crusading. Chapter 3. The Rise of the Knights Templar. Part II: A Different Kind of Knighthood. Chapter 4. Living in a Templar World. Chapter 5. The Poor Knights Crash and Burn: The Fall of the Templars. Chapter 6. Cold Case Files: The Evidence against the Templars. Part III: After the Fall of the Templars. Chapter 7. Templars Survive in Legend and in Fact. Chapter 8. "Born in Blood": Freemasonry and the templars. Chapter 9. Modern–Day Templars. Part IV: Templars and the Grail. Chapter 10. The Templars and the Quest for the Holy Grail. Chapter 11. The 21st Century Dawns with a New Grail Myth. Part V: Squaring Off: The Church versus the Gospel According to Dan Brown . Chapter 12. Templars and The Da Vinci Code. Chapter 13. The Suppression of the "Feminine Divine": Truth or Feminist Fiction? Chapter 14. Getting Our Acts Together: Constantine and the Council of Nicaea. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15. Ten Candidates for the Site of the Holy Grail. Chapter 16. Ten Absolutely Must–See Templar Sites. Chapter 17. Ten Places That May Be Hiding the Templar Treasure. Index.

Christopher Hodapp is a Freemason who has traveled extensively reporting on the Masonic practices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and elsewhere. Alice Von Kannon is a historian and writer, who has worked for many years in the advertising and commercial production business.