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"If you have ever had a conversation on The Shack, whether with an enthusiast or a critic, you will want to invite this skilled and accessible theologian into the conversation. Before you have read a dozen pages you will know why we need to keep company with theologians.

They help us keep our conversations on God intelligent, informed , and irenic." --Eugene H. Peterson Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

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What would it be like to lose your youngest child to a serial killer? And then to have God invite you out for a conversation at the very shack where the terrible deed took place? And then imagine that the door to that shack of horrors opened . . . and before you knew it you had been swept up in the motherly embrace of a large African American woman? This most unlikely of stories, as told in William Young's The Shack, has become a runaway bestseller and it is easy to see why. The book brings us on a redemptive journey through the shacks' of deepest pain and suffering in our lives, guided by the triune God of Christian faith. But even as lives have been transformed through this book, other readers have sternly denounced it as a hodgepodge of serious theological error, even heresy. With one pastor urging his congregation to read it and another forbidding his congregation to, many Christians have simply been left confused. Aware both of the excitement and uncertainty generated by The Shack, theologian Randal Rauser takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the pages of the story. In successive chapters he explores many of the book's complex and controversial issues. Thus he explains why God the Father is revealed as an African American woman, he defends the book's theology of the Trinity against charges of heresy and he considers its provocative denial of a Trinitarian hierarchy. But at its heart The Shack is a response to evil and so Rauser spends the final three chapters considering the book's explanation for why God allows evil, how the atoning work of Christ offers new hope for a suffering world and ultimately how this hope extends to all of creation. Through these chapters Rauser offers an honest and illuminating discussion which opens up a new depth to the conversation while providing the reader with new opportunities for Finding God in The Shack.
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Authentic (February 3, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1606570323
  • ISBN-13: 978-1606570326
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Digging deep into the theology of The Shack, February 17, 2009
I have read and loved The Shack (and have given away 3 copies of it on my blog so far), reviewed it, encouraged many others to read it and defended it (not always very tactfully) from some that don't agree with it. This book is the missing link for those of us that love The Shack but can't always defend it properly or for those that might need a little clarification on my The Shack is a great book and not a theological nightmare.
Randal Rauser is a theologian that has laid out, in an easy to read format, why The Shack has been a great tool for opening people's eyes to some amazing ideas and facts about God. He addresses many sticking points people have including -

1) The Trinity
2) Why bad things happen to good people
3) Why God is portrayed like He is
4) Much, much more

This book will provide a lot of food for thought on its own. Take this for example when he is discussing God and Abraham with the whole sacrifice Isaac scenario...

"If God knows all events before they occur, including every detail of Abraham's life, then what was the point of the testing? The point was not that GOD would learn Abraham was fully committed to him, but rather that ABRAHAM would learn from and be strengthened by his own faithfulness." (page 29)

Grab a copy of this book and delve into the theological eyeopener that many of us lovingly refer to as "The Shack".
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Companion Book to The Shack, April 14, 2009
My name is Mike Morrell - I'm a back-cover endorser on the runaway-bestseller The Shack. I said "Finally! A guy-meets-God Novel that has literary integrity and spiritual daring. The Shack cuts through the clichés of both religion and bad writing to reveal something compelling and beautiful about life's integral dance with the Divine. This story reads like a prayer-like the best kind of prayer, filled with sweat and wonder and transparency and surprise. When I read it, I felt like I was fellowshipping with God. If you read one work of fiction this year, let this be it."

I stand whole-heartedly behind my endorsement. And yet even I have been surprised by the wide range of impassioned responses the book has received, ranging from people receiving it as a literally-true story straight from the mouth of God on the one hand, or a witch's brew of New Age heresy on the other. The Internet is filled with armchair speculation on the literary and spiritual merits of The Shack - much of it rather un-inspiring.

So imagine my delight when I found out that Authentic Media was publishing Finding God in The Shack, an interrogative-yet-playful tome by theologian and author Randal Rauser. Rauser takes readers on a fascinating journey through the pages of the story that has ignited the church's interest in theodicy ("the problem of evil") and the Trinity, a doctrine that has long been locked away in seminary classrooms.

As Rauser explores the intricacies of the plot, he addresses many of the book's complex and controversial issues. In the process, he takes a stab at why God the Father is revealed as an African-American woman, defends the book's theology of the Trinity against charges of heresy, and considers its provocative denial of a Trinitarian hierarchy (with a nod toward the eastern Cappadocian Mothers & Fathers). At its heart The Shack is a response to evil, and Rauser offers an honest and illuminating discussion of the book's explanation for why God allows evil, how the atoning work of Christ offers new hope to a suffering world, and ultimately how this hope extends to all of creation.

So: If you've been inspired, challenged, or even threatened by Young's novel, Finding God in The Shack is like inviting an intelligent, even-handed conversation partner in your home.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful book at The Shack, April 28, 2009
Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (4/09)

Before I begin the review on "Finding God in The Shack," I admit that I am a huge fan of "The Shack." I bought eighteen copies of it and gave them away at Christmastime. I have been very surprised by the mixed reviews and strong reactions that people have had to the book. I was very happy to see the author's response and explanations in this book. Theologian Randal Rauser takes readers through "The Shack" and outlines the areas that are the most complex and controversial. I found the book to be very enlightening and easy to understand.

As I sit down to review this book, I realize that I must have at least thirty post-it note tabs on pages where I highlight excellent points. I will highlight only a few here and encourage you to pick up a copy of this book for your unanswered questions. The author first addresses the reason God is being presented as an African American woman named Papa. In his view, the conceptual idea of who God really is, is so big that it is probably something that humans cannot even begin to understand. The most important aspect of God being presented like this was to show that God does not want to just communicate with us, but desires to have a relationship with us. That point is emphasized over and over again throughout the book.

I also thought that Rauser did an excellent job explaining the Trinity. It always seems to be such a hard concept, but I found it much easier to understand after reading this.

One thing that really helped me was keeping a Bible close by to refer to the biblical references that Rauser makes. You don't need to because he explains them well, but I found it helpful to look at the full context of what he was quoting.

The author best summed up "The Shack" in his chapter on "Why this Theologian is especially fond of the Shack" (page 17). He states "The Shack will not answer all our questions, nor does it aspire to. But we can be thankful this has started a great conversation." And that is really all we can ask for. Hopefully it will get people thinking about our Creator and asking some important questions. If you enjoyed "The Shack" or had a lot of questions after reading it, "Finding God in The Shack" is an excellent resource.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Book
I can read this book several times and not get tired of the visions described inside. I appreciated the fast delivery too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good to hear a theologian's thoughts
I enjoyed "The Shack" so much that I was thrilled to find a theologian who also liked it. It was interesting to follow his discussion of the various situations in "The Shack."
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Having read The Shack twice and planning to do a group study on The Shack I found this book to be extremely helpful. Read more
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I have read the other version of this book and I think both writer's give really good version's of their perspective of the book The Shack itself.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Primer for those with Concerns
I approached Rauser's book with a few concerns, but probably not the ones that a typical reader might bring. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Primer for Those With Concerns
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5.0 out of 5 stars A companion manual to the novel urging congregations to embrace the novel as a collection of stories about how God is everywhere
"The Shack" is a novel that has caused much debate in the world of Christianity. "Finding God in The Shack" is a companion manual to the novel, urging congregations to embrace the... Read more
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