The Shack
by William P. Young
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Author: William P. YoungEdition: Paperback
Published: 2007-05-01
ISBN: 0964729237
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Windblown Media
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Book Review: CAUTION! But loved it!
Summary: 4 Stars
I just read The Shack and found myself crying through most of the last few chapters.
Having said that let me qualify it by saying there is much erroneous in Young's writings which shows an obvious foray into Universalism. It doesn't make a lot of sense to base context and characters of a story on figures we all know only and exclusively through the Bible and then totally disavow much of what else is written in that book. There are inaccuracies that contradict both Old and New Testiment teachings and I would warn readers not to swollow everything Young purports whole. If you are not familiar with God the Father and Jesus Christ of the Bible and their teachings, this book could lead you down New Age paths that take you away from truth.
Either the figures in the Bible are real and factual and therefore the premise in the book is also real and factual, or it is all false together. For Mr. Young to give us the Jesus of the Bible and then undermine much of what he said is disingenuous. There is a danger here for those not fully grounded in the truths of the Word.
But, those grounded and sure of their understandings of the gospel will be able to find the pearls in this lovely story as there is much good to be found. I came away much more devoted to the desire to serve and love and devote my whole self to the relationships in my life which all too often take backseat to the front seat prestige given the cares of the world. It was emotional for me to be reminded of how completely and unreservedly I am loved by my Father and Jesus Christ, and how the Spirit binds me to them. That reconnection was worth the cost of the book and made mucking through Young's fallacious and esoteric theology worth it.
Summary of The Shack
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!Mystery & Thrillers Books
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