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 Three stars because it depends... September 7, 2008
If you are a person who would be shocked at the notion that God the Father could represent "himself" as a big black woman, this book may be instructive and inspiring--or offensive--to you. I can see why many who have grown up in religious environments that emphasize narrow judgment and tribalism over a more loving/respectful stance toward all creation might either love or hate this book.
If, on the other hand, you are a person who already accepts God as all-wise, all-knowing, omnipotent, omnipresent, and infinite; who does not have the pride of your typical hellfire-damnation preacher or fundamentalist; who sees the mysterious hand of the deity in all things we humans judge to be "good" or "bad"; who understands that no human being can really KNOW (at the level of words and descriptions, at any rate) who/what God is...well, then this book is both deep and lacks depth. Kind of a "carry water, chop wood."
As I was reading, a few things jumped out at me as very significant, but nothing stayed with me very long. I have to say that I imagined Jesus as one of the Geiko Neanderthals, and that was actually quite an enlightening and happy picture! I do think it was good on the author's part that he left it up in the air as to whether "it really happened" or not. A bump on the head can certainly shake up one's brain and ways of thinking about things....
 WOW September 7, 2008
This is an awesome book and highly recommended to anyone who has issues with forgiveness from deep wounds inflicted by others. I love how the author brings out the relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and how they long to touch our lives with their healing power.
His illustration of the Father always being what we need was overwhelming.
I love this book and have purchased several to pass on to others, I want everyone to read 'The Shack'.
PJMax
A book offering hope of love and liberty September 7, 2008
This book is the embodiment of all that I believe God has been offering me for many years now, but which I've been too scared to believe in. The interactions between Mack, Papa, Jesus and Sarayu display a way of 'doing church' with which most of us are unaccustomed. To live the relationship style they are offering is to loose the bonds which have held the church for so long - namely, the bonds of performance and formulas as well as the sense of duty; the alternatives to these could bring us a fulness of life many of us have given up hoping to find.
 A Book for New Agers! September 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was shocked to find that the author changed the names and sexes of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It was nice fiction but found it blasphemous and also misleading.
The Shack September 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read, completley,this much talked about book but I did not care for it. I'm an 84 year old Christian--evangelical--but this was not for me. Maybe younger folks see something here that I do not understand. I just can't view the Trinity in this way.
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