The rest of the book is basically a discussion between Mack and the three persons of the Trinity. Now dwelling in the shack are three mysterious figures-the African-American woman, a Middle Eastern workman, and an Asian girl-who reveal themselves as God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. When he arrives, the shack and the winter scene around it transform, Narnia-like, into a mystical mountain paradise, perhaps meant to be heaven itself. God wants Mack to meet Him at “the shack,” the place where his daughter was killed.

One day he finds a note in his mailbox-apparently from God. The story is about a man named Mack, who is struggling in the aftermath of the brutal murder of his young daughter. And when it receives a glowing endorsement from a scholar whom I respect, like Eugene Peterson, it is not a phenomenon that discerning Christians can ignore. It is still among the top 10 sellers at. Young, the book has gained quite a following in Christian circles. A novel self-published about a year ago by William P. If you have not heard about The Shack, there is a good chance you will soon. The same could be said of Daniel or Paul, or any number of figures from Scripture.īut when the protagonist of a new book called The Shack is introduced to the Father of heaven, he is greeted by a “large, beaming, African-American woman” who goes by the name of Papa. When the prophet Isaiah and the apostle John caught glimpses of God, they were overcome with despair at their own unworthiness in the light of His glory.

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