1. The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity
    William P. Young
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  1. Ronald
    1 Stars Out Of 5
    July 17, 2008
    Ronald
    Actually, this gets zero stars. It is truly lamentable that Christians have, in significant numbers, lost the ability to discern truth from falsehood. No book purporting to be Christian, even fiction, should make theologically unsound assertions. It misleads people; deforming their ideas about God. For instance, in Mack's recounting of an Indian princess's story, her "sacrifice" is compared to Christ's--NOTHING compares to Christ's sacrifice. Young also shows disdain for sound theology; speaking as though it is some manipulative grifter's tool. The final indignity, for me, is the total disrespect shown the Holy Trinity. (Heb. 10:31) "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God." (Heb.12:29) "For Our God is a consuming fire." He is not "Papa". He is certainly not a large black woman or a small Asian woman...and it certainly does matter how we conceive of the Lord. If it wasn't so, Jesus would have told us. While Mr. Young's intentions may be good, he does Christians everywhere a disservice. Inspirational literature should reflect orthodox theology and Gospel truth. Any compromise with secular, postmodern culture and religion dilutes the truth....however saccharinely sweet and palatable the results appear.
  2. CindeeC
    1 Stars Out Of 5
    July 14, 2008
    CindeeC
    A lot of eye-rolling while reading this book. Poor writing, questionable doctrine. I do not see why some people like it so much. You will fair much better if you just read your Bible and let the Holy Spirit speak to you.
  3. Nicole
    1 Stars Out Of 5
    July 14, 2008
    Nicole
    I do not usually read Christian fiction, but picked this book up due to all the "buzz". This is one of those books where you have to be very discerning as to what's biblical and what's not, because there are a lot of unbiblical "answers" that the characters of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit give to Mack throughout their conversations. For example, I thought that the discussion on the importance of a real, intimate relationship with God over following a set of rules was fairly accurate. However, there were several comments about things like cancer being a good thing and that God could have done nothing to save Missy that I found to be unbiblical. The God that I know from Scripture does not look at sickness as a good thing, and he does promise his children protection. Yes, bad things happen to Christians as we live in a fallen world, however, that doesn't mean that God can do nothing to protect his children from harm. I pray for God's protection over my two little girls every morning and I believe that God really will protect them! So I would read this book with caution...maybe more for entertainment and an interesting take on the characters of the Trinity, than for an accurate representation of God and how He works. The disregard for Scripture brings my vote down to one star.
  4. Lisa
    1 Stars Out Of 5
    July 13, 2008
    Lisa
    I'm close to weeping that so many Christians have fallen for this book! Not one time in the Bible has God EVER made himself female, and the Bible is supposed to be our foundation. God is not something that can be manipulated into what WE want him to be, and we must come to him on his terms ... I beg you to read your Bible with the attention & energy that you're putting into this book and stop looking for what makes you feel good about yourself!
  5. W S Simms
    1 Stars Out Of 5
    July 9, 2008
    W S Simms
    Wow what an interesting story. Even more interesting is how it is being marketed and to whom. This seemingly heartening story of reconciliation is couched in some rather curious theology. It is like a chef embarked on making a cake. In one bowl he put fine flour, grade AAA eggs and all the excellent ingredients need for a delicious cake. In another bowl he collected husks, stalks, shells and all of the refuge from his efforts of the day. All of the items in the second bowl he blended with a very powerful food processor to the consistency of a cake mix, added a couple of generous helping of horse manure, plenty of sugar and enough flavor additives to disguise the taste to that of a cake mix. When the ingredients of both bowls became as cake batter he poured the ingredients of the good bowl into two cake pans and the other into another cake pan then put them into the oven to bake. When they were done he assembled the cake with the good layers on the top and bottom and the other in the middle. Then he iced the cake with a delicious chocolate frosting and served it as the main refreshment at a function where there were many children. Even more curious is the cast or type of characters. We have The Almighty Infinite God The Father portrayed by an Aunt Jemima type, The Holy Spirit portrayed by a Yu Shu Lein of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon type and Jesus portrayed by a Danny Devito type or some such. A serious question is where was the missing character in all this - The Great Deceiver? Could he have been in the kitchen baking?Moral: Be careful what you bite and more careful what you swallow. And be extremely cautious as to who you might be feeding contaminated refreshments.
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