William P. Young’s Mesmerizing novel, The Shack

William P. Young’s The Shack, is within the top-100 best-selling titles at Amazon. The book is becoming a hit and especially among students and among those who are part of the Emergent Church. The book is acclaimed as a "life-changer, a transformer.” This book, which was released in May has already gone into its fourth printing. It has obviously struck a chord with Christians.
The Shack revolves around Mack (Mackenzie) Philips. Four years before this story begins, Mack’s young daughter, Missy, was abducted during a family vacation. Though her body was never found, the police did find evidence in an abandoned shack to prove that she had been brutally murdered by a notorious serial killer who preyed on young girls. As the story begins, Mack, who has been living in the shadow of his Great Sadness, receives a strange note that is apparently from God. God invites Mack to return to this shack for a get together. Though uncertain, Mack visits the scene of the crime and there has a weekend-long encounter with God, or, more properly, with the godhead.
God is represented by a large African-American woman, known as Papa. Jesus is a young middle-aged man of Middle-Eastern (i.e. Jewish) descent with a big nose and rather plain looks while the Holy Spirit is played by Sarayu, a small, delicate and eclectic woman of Asian descent.

Read it all in the review by Tim Challies Sphere: Related Content