Location: Home » Other Books » Mystery & Thrillers » The Shack

The Oenophile Network Blog & Forum Links

Wine Blog
Wine Forum

The Shack

enlarge

Author: William P. Young
Publisher: Windblown Media
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$14.99~~
Buy New: $6.93
You Save: $8.06 (54%)

New (46) Used (12) Collectible (2) from $6.92

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

817 reviews
Sales Rank: 2

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.7

ISBN: 0964729237
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780964729230
ASIN: 0964729237

Publication Date: May 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed, SUPER FAST SHIPPING

Also Available In:

•	Kindle Edition - The Shack
•	Hardcover - The Shack (Special Hardcover Edition)
•	Audio CD - The Shack
•	Paperback - The Shack

Similar Items:

•	So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore
•	He Loves Me! Learning to Live In the Father's Affection
•	Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices
•	Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the unlikely people who help you)
•	unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
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!

Customer Reviews: Read 812 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

NOT a book of theology...it is a book of art July 20, 2008
This book was not written to discuss theology or even religion. It was written to show how God pursues us despite our hurts and sometimes anger to demonstrate His great love for us. This book shows how our preconceived notions of God (many based on man-contrived religions)are inaccurate and hinder our forming the kind of relationship He so desires to have with us. To look at this book through theological or religious eyes causes us to miss out on the intent and delight of what is related through this marvelous account of one man's struggles, healing and subsequent joy. Enjoy the book for what it is intended...a book to demonstrate His great love for us.

1 out of 5 stars

cannot believe I was taken in by the hype July 20, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

This book should come with a warning. It is not a story about the devistation that people who brutally loose someone feel and how they endure such a thing. It is SLAM SOMEONEs VIEW OF THEOLOGY DOWN YOUR THROAT. I was hoping for a heartfelt human story. Not drivel. So disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars

Some Good Thinking but Too Orthodox in Some Ideas July 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is an engrossing story that draws you in. The story is a literary device for presenting to readers some of the nature of the Divine that the author has come to understand from whatever personal experience or reading the discoveries of others. The book is somewhat inspiring. I would recommend that most people read it. My two outstanding concerns are that 1) it presents some of the same old theology about the allegedly uniquely Divine nature of Jesus of Nazareth (which most thinking people - not all - set aside as inadequate, uninspiring and outdated years ago); and 2) it makes the Divine a bit too "familiar" and human-like, just as the movie "God," with George Burns, did some 30 years ago. That which is both transcendent and immanent (indwelling) cannot be so easily described as the author seems to think he can. Notwithstanding those two concerns, I still would recommend this book.

1 out of 5 stars

Simply not consistent with Scripture July 19, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

Unfortunately, this book is not about bringing people closer to God, because the author creates his own god, one not consistent with God the Father as taught in scripture. However, this type of flagrant disreguard for scripture is consistent with prophecy. People will search for those who teach what they want to hear as society declines. I am quite surprised that so many Christians are embracing this book. I encourage Christain readers to read this book in light of scripture and not compromise truth for wishful thinking.

5 out of 5 stars

One in a million July 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

What an amazing read!!! I think everyone would benefit from reading this book. This must be a story after God's own heart. This story can be life changing.

Powered by Associate-O-Matic

Customer Service

Contact Customer Service
Ordering
Tracking Your Package
Shipping Information
Domestic Shipping Rates
International Shipping Rates
Returns
Gifts & Gift Certificates
Privacy & Security

Subcategories

•	Audiobooks
•	Authors, A-Z
•	Large Print
•	Mystery
•	Police Procedurals
•	Thrillers
•	Writing
•	Mass Market
•	Trade

Untitled Document Disclaimer: This is an Amazon storefront - the products referenced on this site are manufactured and sold by parties other than the Oenophile Network. The Oenophile Network makes no representations regarding either the products or any information vendors offer about their products. Any questions, complaints, or claims regarding the products must be directed to the appropriate manufacturer or vendor, or to Amazon.com.