The Shack, by Wm Paul Young

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Topic started by Boudie - Spiritual Warrior (saratiddy)

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saratiddyWed 04/03/09 16:04

Has anyone else read this amazing book? What do you think of it?

For those that haven't I highly recommend it.

www.amazon.co.uk/Shack-William-P-Young/dp/0340979496/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236174069&sr=8-1

Mack's young daughter is abducted and killed on a family camping trip which makes him veery bitter and he changes his life. The book is about a weekend Mack spends at the place where his daughter was killed 4 years later, following an invite from 'Papa', which is his Wife's name for God. The conversations between Mack and God in his three persons (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) that form the main part of the book are incredibly thought provoking and unsurprisingly rather moving.

Review from amazon
'This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress did for his. It's that good!' -- Eugene Peterson 'THE SHACK is the most absorbing work of fiction I've read in many years. My wife and I laughed, cried and repented of our own lack of faith along the way. THE SHACK will leave you craving for the presence of God.' -- Michael W. Smith, Recording Artist 'This story reads like a prayer - like the best kind of prayer, filled with sweat and wonder and transparency and surprise. If you read one work of fiction this year, let this be it.' -- Mike Morrell, Zoecarnate.com 'Reading THE SHACK during a very difficult transition in my life, this story has blown the door wide open to my soul.' -- Wynonna Judd, Recording Artist 'Clearly the book is speaking loud and clear to a lot of people' -- The Independent 20080719 'By far the most captivating, deliciously written and theologically refreshing page turner of a novel I have ever read.' -- Gerald Coates, Pioneer 20080911 This is the most heart-warming, inspirational story I have read in decades. If you only read one book in the next year...read THE SHACK -- J John 20080727 'Brilliant! One of the most faith-enhancing books I have ever read' -- Bear Grylls 20080929 'Dangerous, dangerous way to do off-the-hook theology, I love it! It's not just what happens when a theologian becomes storyteller: this is what happens when a survivor who has experienced God decides to tell a story. This should be required reading in spirituality/theodicy classes everywhere. The Shack will quickly become a modern classic, and it will inspire imitators. But very few will match the competence of this work.' -- Siku 20081001 'Bunyanesque ... bold, imaginative, humane and funny.' -- Church Times 20081125

So for those who have read it, what did you think?

I found the 'conversations' on Forgiveness extremely helpful and really moving and have inspiring me to challenge issues in my life. What did you get out of it?

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