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The Shack | 
 enlarge | Author: William P. Young
Publisher: Windblown Media
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: first
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0964729237
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780964729230
ASIN: 0964729237
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!
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 "Theological Fiction" or "Fictional Theology" May 17, 2008
First, I resonate with Young, author of The Shack, in his passionate attempt to address his audience sensitively. If resolving anger with God is your hope, or even if it's not, upon reading the book one can't come away with any other conclusion than God gives comfort to those who grieve, and is "in the boat with us" through our seasons of pain and loss. Bravo. That said, what Young fails to communicate well with his audience, and I believe is arresting in his "novel," is his challenge to our theological assumptions in light of the characters modern-day tragedy (which is a slippery thing to attempt at best). His (Young's) hopes are to "re-turn" our theology of the Trinity, at least in part, to construct something more transparent or "real." Ok, I get it... Hmmm... Well, not to sound like the doctrine police, but Young has confused his audience, AND his goal, to transform our thinking by his un-intentional exercise of the genre and of its form. "Theological-fiction" as it is called has its "Greats." C.S. Lewis, Calvin Miller, J.R.R. Tolkien, to name only a few, have put their indelible stamp on our theological constructs. I am sort of confused with The Shack, not because it is theological fiction, but because it is fictional theology? I am NOT a self-proclaimed theologian. Obviously, (sorry to disappoint Eugene Peterson fans) but neither is Mr. Young, I'm afraid. I'm simply a student of the Bible and a teacher of art. In my estimation, when The Shack ends, I am not "craving for more," rather I find myself craving for better art (better fiction) and clamoring for ANY book on systematic theology to help me untangle (yes, demystify) the "obtusely-wise" God- lessons and often cliche banter the author is conveying through its pages. Sorry, but the tone of The Shack is right on the money. However, the content of the book makes me contort my head, reading a paragraph again and again saying, "what the...?"
 Having a Relationship with Papa May 17, 2008
When Jesus was here on earth, He said that He had come to make known "The Father". People knew God- God the Creator, Jehova God, etc. They didn't know God as their Father, their Daddy. Jesus told us that He could only do the things He saw His Father do. Why don't we as Christians see Our Father in Jesus? Why don't we see Our Father's heart in Jesus? Jesus said when we see Him, we see The Father. This book is about a man building a relationship with his Papa. It's about a man who gets to know his Heaveenly Father, dialogue with Him and fall completely in love with Him.
Don't Just Pluck Blackberries! May 17, 2008
Don't let all the bad reviews put you off. This is a great book. While I don't agree with everything the author suggests about God and the Trinity, it is an extremely thought-provoking book, and cleverly plotted. I kept thinking I knew what was coming, but I kept being surprised again and again. And with the surprises came learning and acceptance.
Here are some excerpts:
"And one day, when all is revealed, everyone of us will bow our knee and confess in the power of Sarayu that Jesus is the Lord of all creation, to the glory of Papa." Well, that's straight out of the Bible. How about something a little less obvious?
"I am now fully reconciled to the ...whole world....reconciliation is a two way street, and I have done my part, totally, completely, finally. It is not the nature of love to force a relationship but it is the nature of love to open the way." If you're not just plucking blackberries, you will recognize that is nothing more than a paraphrase of John 3:16....think about it!
One more - "Does that mean...that all roads will lead to you?" "Not at all," smiled Jesus...."Most roads don't lead anywhere. What it does mean is that I will travel any road to find you." That's pretty profound, if you think about it.
Some people may be put off by the admittedly odd anthropomorphisms, but I personally did not find them any creepier than the Lord of the Hill, Goodwill, and The Interpreter in Pilgrim's Progress. Nor did I find any of the metaphorical settings less orthodox than the Slough of Despond, the Valley of Humiliation, or Doubting Castle, again from Pilgrim's Progress. In fact, The Shack offers more hope than Pilgrim's Progress, which I always thought did not have enough of God's love and amazing grace in it to be thoroughly Biblical.
If you don't "get" it, then you are just plucking raspberries! :>
thought provoking May 16, 2008
Read this book if you want something to think about- then discuss it with others who've read it. Something that gets you talking about God and your relationship with God is a good thing, in my opinion.
Warning: Read with Tissue May 16, 2008
What an incredibly beautiful and touching book. I wasn't prepared for such a unique portrait of God intermingled with a story of mystery and forgiveness. To me, it was mind-blowing, especially because I am dealing with so many similar feelings in my own life. You will pick this up and be compelled to read until you are finished. It's truly amazing.
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