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The Shack | 
| Author: William P. Young
Publisher: H.B. Fenn & Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0964729237
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780964729230
ASIN: 0964729237
Publication Date: July 1, 2008 (New: This Week)
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 A God of Surprises! July 6, 2008
Young gives us a personal encounter with a God, full of surprises, wisdom, great, great love and intimacy in a cruel, sad, heart-wrenching, and almost unbearable world. We have our notions of God from experience, observation, religion, the Bible or holy books but if there is a God, our notions are all inadequate. This is quite obvious as Mack, the main character encounters Papa God in all His manifestations, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. The Bible does not contain a complete description of God for it would take volumes and volumes to describe all the aspects of His infinite being and if writings can give us a greater sense of our Creator, let us be open to examine that. The Bible mentions God as a Shepherd, housewife, and a hen. There are many more comparisons we can make as we get to know Him better. Young's book is a stimulating read that tackles questions of good and evil, free will, forgiveness, and faith.
Fresh perspective June 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can't help but suggest that this reviewer: "Unbiblical Spirituality, Jun 13 2008 - Alan Gilman" might want to spend some time reading this book:
Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian D. McLaren and Tony Campolo (Paperback - Feb 1, 2006)
Although I suspect he'd still miss the point.
The Shack presents fresh insights into the nature of God and the kind of world we live in. It is not intended to be a work of heavy theology, but neither is it theologically inaccurate. Life, after all, is a fractal - just like God I suspect.
 Unbiblical Spirituality June 13, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
"The Shack" is a blend of spiritualities designed to evoke an emotional response. Claiming to illustrate biblical truth, its use of unbiblical symbology misrepresents the essence of God and his true nature. The author attempts to provide solutions to some legitimate religious and personal issues, but often does so in an extremely unbalanced way, resulting in questionable conclusions. By creating an emotional plot and creating dream-like scenes, by putting his viewpoint in the mouth of God and maximizing on some current popular theological ideas, it is a challenge for the reader to separate fact from fantasy, truth from error.
Readers looking to integrate a variety of feel-good philosophies with a smattering of biblical elements to avoid having to grapple with the Truth of Holy Scripture will be very happy with "The Shack." But those looking for a vivid illustration of biblical reality and how it can best be applied to our lives should look elsewhere.
For my more extensive review, see: http://torahblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/book-review-shack.html
I've never read a book like The Shack. May 17, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
All I want to do is tell everyone about this book. I have purchased 12 so far to give to my friends, family and co-workers, and they are gone ... will have to order more.
Amazing .... that's all I have to say about this book! If you haven't read it, you MUST!
 A Bit Controversial...But Makes You Think May 5, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I read this book based on a recommendation from a friend.
I've been a Christian for a long time, and I've learned to measure things against Scripture and not based on "how it makes me feel".
I'll agree that as a piece of fiction, the writing isn't stellar. As a piece of theological exposition, it does much better.
I don't find anything "unscriptural" about this book, except perhaps the author's avoidance of "hell".
I can't say much, because I don't want to ruin the plot for any potential readers. I will say that the author's treatment of Justice left me reading, and rereading, those passages. He did a very good job addressing some of the big questions some have of God in a way that makes logical sense. He did a wonderful job of tearing down the mental images we tend to have of the Trinity, and replacing them with something more holistic, and yet NOT unscriptural.
Again, I was only disappointed in his avoidance of the issue of Hell and Judgement - Jesus spoke directly to these issues. The Emergent Church tends to soft-pedal or tiptoe around these questions because it doesn't work with the feel-good theology that is their mainstay. Other than that, I enjoyed the book. I've recommended it to friends.
I don't know that I'd recommend it to non-Christians, because I've heard of it being mis-understood along the lines of "all paths lead to the same destination and God is Love no matter what religion you adhere to".
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