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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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Eyes That Cannot See -  |
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THE SHACK is the story of a man who experiences God in a totally new way after a tragedy darkens his life with "the great sadness," as he calls it. Unlike Job, a similar character, Mack gets to discuss his agony with God. Like Job, Mack realizes his picture of God is only a tiny fragment of the reality. This is obviously a novel, a true page-turner. It was written for Young's adult children as a reflection of his own spiritual growth, not as a comprehensive theological treatise for the general public. Nevertheless, it is packed with theological insights, most of which startled Mack--and startle his readers. Though his fresh interpretations challenge established beliefs, they have firm scriptural foundation. It is not surprising that some Christians are panning this book. However, those who have never been able to accept the concept of, for instance, a loving God consigning his beloved children to eternal torment, it is not a matter of discarding belief in God, but encountering the God they can believe in. This God is no less holy or just, for Love includes both. But reconciliation and restoration (both biblical) replace punishment, and a fellowship with the Trinity replaces fear. For good reason people buy multiple copies of THE SHACK to give out. The real "Good News" it contains is so wonderful we can't wait to share it. And since "by their fruits you shall know them," I find it interesting that this book attracts people TO God, and makes us want to be more like Jesus. |
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I really loved this book, it was a great picture on the nature and character of God and how they relate together and to us. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to know more about who God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is and gain a closer relationship with "him/them".
Amazing read!!! |
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The Shack, was a well-written book that was an easy, enjoyable read. I would definitely recommend it, just remember -- it's fiction! |
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The Shack was inspiring and beautiful. God's true love shines through. It shows that God loves us all, always and forever. |
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The Shack is a book that people appear to love or hate as evidenced by the disparity of reviews. Most are 5 stars and those who give it less appear to invariably give it 1 star. To stand out from the crowd, I've decided to give it 4 stars although I easily could have given it 5 stars.
While the book is written as fiction, it clearly is both a theological and psychological book intended to counsel and direct people toward a more personal relationship with God. Difficult concepts are illustrated in a way that make them easier for the reader to understand. This is the book's strength as well as its weakness. Calvinistic theologians appear to take offense at some of the concepts which is not surprising. Calvinism is more about approaching God intellectually and coming up with an answer for every question you can think of, and then some that you probably wouldn't. It's evident to me that the author takes care in presenting the pictures and conversations with God and seeks to do so in a manner that is helpful. Clearly, it is impossible to present something, such as the Trinity, in a manner that doesn't fail at different levels. In that sense, I can understand the concerns of those who naysay the book, apparently afraid that refrigerator magnets of a black woman, Jesus and an asian women will appear in kitchens across the nation and possibly even replace Gideon Bibles in motels. The horror! Seriously though, there's good room here from some concerns and cautions to not take the message of this book beyond what I believe the author intended. More than a theological treatise, the message I took away from this book, is that God is personal, accessible and big enough to stand up to our anger and judgement if we want to bring it to Him along with our pain and accusations. Most of us carry deep wounds in our lives, many inflicted by those we love or whom we trusted. Some from Churches and other Christians. Some, deep down, if we're honest we have to say it is God who perpetrated or allowed these wounds and we're afraid that punishment and pain will come if we dare to voice it. Young's book not only gives permission to bring these concerns but seems to indicate that God is not whom most of us believe Him to be. I think that's a positive thing even if the idea, even in fictional literary license of God being a black woman threatens my theological and cultural sensitivities. More than anything this book and the reaction by some illustrates the divide between purely rational Christianity, ala Calvinism, and that which thrives on an element of the mystical and relational that I believe is necessary if we're going to see God as He has revealed Himself to us. It's more than a mind thing. God want us to interact with Him as a whole person, mind, emotions and will, or Spirit, Soul and Body if you will. That threatens many. Some retreat to the constructs of systematic theology to comfort themselves and remove the mystery. Some simply run to the emotional experience and exuberance. In between lies an element of Christian Mysticism where there is personal embracing and interaction and a sense of worship, wonder and awe that is heart and soul of what a relationship with God can be, if we're willing to dump the baggage we're carrying. So 4 stars. Yes you need to consider the theological implications of some of what this book says. But it's worth the read and the effort. This book has the power to touch you deeply if you need it and will let it. Bart Breen |
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