Comments on: The Shack – A Review

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:31:51 +0000

Thanks! Yeah, it’s like a whole lot of other things in our entertainment culture (of which Christian culture is very much apart of and heartily endorsing) where if it’s a good story and pulls at your heart strings, no one can say anything critical about it, even if there is blatant heresy laced throughout it. We really like to think more with our hearts and feelings first instead of stopping and putting the information through a Biblical grid and setting emotions aside long enough to check its authenticity for Biblical truth. It’s sad … and this book is one more example I’m afraid of the church succumbing to secularism and worldly philosophies and notions about the nature of God and man.

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:54:44 +0000

Hey David, I appreciated your review. After hearing SO many people in total awe of the book, I read it, and was increasingly disappointed. Though the story is heartwrenching at points, especially if you are a parent, I could not get past the clear misuse of the Bible and what it teaches us. It just left me with a pit in my stomach that so many people, especially Christians, were taking this sort of theology to heart. I almost feel like the odd man out when I express any doubt about the book or attempt to fish out of Shack lovers what they are REALLY thinking about the Trinity/other biblical concept misuses. It is very refreshing to hear someone that I know express their hesitation.

By: David

David — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:14:38 +0000

Yeah it’s so unfortunate things that catch on like that can’t be both enthralling and spot on, but so goes the history of man and the church.

By: Jon Dansby

Jon Dansby — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:20:30 +0000

Great review, Dave. I’m with you. My enthusiasm for the book definitely waned quite a bit when I discovered Young’s anger at the precious doctrine of substitutionary atonement.