Finding God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and Redemption

Finding God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and Redemption

By Roger E. Olson

Product Description

The Shack has touched millions of readers with its portrayal of a compassionate God in the face of great evil. Many have identified with the main character's Great Sadness, the terrible burden of grief that often accompanies and follows a deep loss, for the Great Sadness is part of the human condition. And it compels us to ask, Where is God? Who is God?

Roger Olson, who has faced his own Great Sadness, finds a good deal of comfort in this much beloved, story as have so many others. Some may ask, however, Is God really like that? Is that really how God responds to evil? Can God be trusted?

Olson also views The Shack with a theologian's eye and finds much sound truth. He delves into many of the significant issues raised by the book such as forgiving those who have done us great evil, how God acts in the world, how God is three persons in one and what difference this makes to us. While he offers his own criticisms of the book, he largely finds the truth about God in The Shack.

Customer Reviews

Finding God In The Shack I thought this was an excellent read following the Shack. I was hooked from the beginning. I highly recommend it to anyone who loved The Shack.

Finding God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and Redemption Now THIS is a good critique of The Shack. The author is fair minded, telling where The Shack leaves scripture but understanding why the novel does so. He defends the theology, cautioning when it might be interpreted as heresy, but showing how this can be avoided. All in all, a very good companion to The Shack.

Gubuk telah menyentuh jutaan pembaca dengan penggambaran yang dari Allah yang penuh kasih dalam menghadapi kejahatan besar. Banyak telah mengidentifikasi dengan tokoh utama Great Kesedihan, beban mengerikan kesedihan yang sering menyertai dan mengikuti kehilangan yang mendalam, untuk Kesedihan Agung merupakan bagian dari kondisi manusia. Dan memaksa kami untuk bertanya, Tuhan ada di mana? Siapa Allah?