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The Shack Large Print | 
 enlarge | Author: William P. Young
Publisher: windblown media
Category: Book
Rating:  2215 reviews
Sales Rank: 478902
Media: Hardcover
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
ISBN: 0964729245
EAN: 9780964729247
ASIN: B001IX2V46
Publication Date: 2008
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Product Description
Mac is a grief-stricken father in mid-life about to have an extraordinary experience with God. His great sadness began four years ago on a weekend camping trip, when his 6-year-old daughter, Missy, was murdered. What he couldn't know then, but is about to learn, was God's purpose for Missy's death. Roger Mueller's clear, gentle voice characterizes Mac's family with high-spirited joy and laughter. His portrayal of Missy's animated excitement makes her especially believable. His polished performance of grief-stricken Mac brings tears. With empathy and sensitivity, Mueller captures the mysterious voices of those who have invited him to the now abandoned, yet transformed, cabin in the wilderness. This compelling fantasy explores themes of love, loss, and blame.
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 Soul Food January 6, 2009
The book's opening fateful tale immediately takes you captive and doesn't release you until the final page, if even then. The revelations of God's nature and character are unforgettable. It can reach across every divide - generations, denominations, cultures. Those quibbling with the book's theology do so needlessly. On every page I found a Creator/Father who exceeded in every way all I'd ever known of him. As a missionary, I've enjoyed sharing the book with many others, all of whom share my enthusiasm for the book. No doubt I'll be recommending the book the rest of my life...
 HMMM...THE CONFLICT ARISES January 6, 2009
I cannot disagree with Nathan Creitz too much on this. There are times when I, as a seasoned Christian, was tempted to put the book down. However, mere curiosity pushed me to finish it. In the end, I was glad I did. I can see the point Mr. Young makes in "creating" and "recreating" the persona of God for the benefit of the main character and I agree that God is all inclusive when it comes to our personal relationships with Him. The problem is, the book leans too close to being a work of theological proportions as it leads the reader into in-depth and intimate conversations with God. While it is fiction, even I became frustrated in trying to reason with myself whether or not God would really say or do the things the author portrays. It is not, in many ways, scriptural, yet it is intriuging. I would only caution the non-believer or "young" Christian to be careful not to let this book set the foundation for which he believes and lives. Back it all up with God's Word.
I have given this book a 3 because it is interesting and has some good points, but it is also confusing and misleading to someone trying to grow in a biblically acurate relationship with God.
 TERRIBLE! January 5, 2009
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I JUST FINISHED THIS BOOK AND I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW THE AUTHOR TOOK GOD AND MADE HIM HUMAN. TOO HUMAN. IT IS ALMOST A MOCKERY THAT GOD THE FATHER IS A SOUTHERN BLACK WOMEN WHO LIKES TO MAKE FOOD IN THE KITCHEN! COME ON MAN! THAT JUST AIN'T RIGHT. GOD IS IN THE MIRACLE BUISNESS, NOT THE FOOD INDUSTRY.
Really deceptive! January 5, 2009
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are some truth regarding the Lord Jesus Christ, but most of it is deceving! I would not recommend this book for a young believer nor for anyone else who is not a strong believer in the Bible, for that matter, for it has so much untruth intraspersed with some truth that it would do more harm than good if the reader is not well read and informed with the Bible. I really can't see how a true believer of Christ could recommend this book and to compare it to John Bunyan's Pitgrim's Progress is really preposterous! That person could not possibly know his Bible!
Flora J. Scott
Removing paradigms - or taking the trinity into reality. January 5, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A refreshing approach to the Godhead and one that I know some will find difficult to receive. God can reveal Himself as He chooses and in most cases doesn't show up as the drab long haired solemn faced pictures on some walls. He came to Moses as a burning bush and to other's in different ways than that. The writer challenges you to think of God in a relational way and am delighted to find the person of the Holy Spirit personified in this book.
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