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Loading... The Shackby William P. Young
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A clumsily written parable in which a bereaved father, Mack, is invited by God to the site of his daughter’s murder. When he arrives he is taken to visit the Trinity, Papa, the father appears as a black woman, the Holy Spirit as an Asian woman, Jesus as himself, but not as handsome looking as Mack anticipated. Sophia also puts in an appearance as a Hispanic woman. He learns that the human desire for independence is the root of all evil, and that God only wants to heal. Implicit as a theological background is the Fall of Man and atonement on the cross. God doesn’t want rules or judgment only relationships. Mack has a vision of his daughter in heaven, is reconciled with his own abusive father, and forgives his daughter’s murderer before being returned to his normal state of existence. (  ) MaowangVater | Dec 6, 2009 |  My mom gave me this book last Christmas and it took me forever to pick it up and read it. However, once I began, I could not put it down. Based on a true story, a father has lost his youngest daughter to a child predator. His meeting with the Trinity in the shack where his daughter was murdered, brings him peace and resolution to not only her loss and death, but to his own understanding of who God really is and what he requires of us, his children. I found the book to be uplifting and it definitely brings hope to those who read it. (  ) alabraham | Dec 6, 2009 | This is one of the only books I have not been able to finish. It's trite, uninspired, and flat-out boring, whatever you feel about the theology behind it. I had to put it down 50 pages in, and I haven't looked back (though I might end up forced to finish it if only so I can summarize it for my grandparents, who gifted it to me in the first place). (  ) krysbrezinski | Dec 3, 2009 | A very interesting book about a man who "meets" God and spends a weekend with him. (  ) Ames3473 | Nov 28, 2009 | A great read. I did not take it as a theological treatise but took two messages: God is not always who we think He is and forgiveness is freeing. Great messages that are consistent with scripture. indykey | Nov 18, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0964729237, Paperback)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!(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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