S
Don't get me wrong. I'm not overreacting and saying its blasphemous and should be burned. I think there was some good reminders in there about certain things like God's personableness (if that's a word), His love for us, etc.. Its cool in the way it helps us realize that God doesn't conform to our boxes. He is not steeples, musty hymnbooks, and stained glass windows, but He is fresh, and vibrant, and adventurous, passionate, fun, and dangerous. I think the book helps remind of those things.
I guess the thing is, people have just fallen head over heels in love with this book with no reservation. I wonder if people have just gotten so excited because its the first time they have thought of God at all outside the boxes we've built from forms and rituals, and they just swallowed the whole thing hook, line, and sinker. I hear people talking about how its changed their life forever and so forth.
Like I said, some good things can be taken away from the book, but it would serve us well to take it with a grain of salt. The "God" in the shack seemed to wax a little too philosophical at times. I think the writer advances his own idea of the nature of the trinity a little too much. When creating dialogue for God in a work of fiction, a very great responsibility is taken on; one I'm not sure I'd want. But if you're gonna do it, I would think it best to stay with dialogue that is directly gotten from scripture or could be easily formulated from scripture which is not always the case in the shack.
I agree that God is probably actually beyond male and female or perhaps a composite of both, since woman was taken out of man, but for whatever reason, He has chosen to reveal Himself to us in the male gender and to change that, even for a flight of fancy, is not a small thing. Its more liberty than I would want to take. But anyway, I hope I don't get too much hate because I know there's a LOT of fans of this book, but I just wanted to see if there was anyone else that feels like I do. God bless!
I guess the thing is, people have just fallen head over heels in love with this book with no reservation. I wonder if people have just gotten so excited because its the first time they have thought of God at all outside the boxes we've built from forms and rituals, and they just swallowed the whole thing hook, line, and sinker. I hear people talking about how its changed their life forever and so forth.
Like I said, some good things can be taken away from the book, but it would serve us well to take it with a grain of salt. The "God" in the shack seemed to wax a little too philosophical at times. I think the writer advances his own idea of the nature of the trinity a little too much. When creating dialogue for God in a work of fiction, a very great responsibility is taken on; one I'm not sure I'd want. But if you're gonna do it, I would think it best to stay with dialogue that is directly gotten from scripture or could be easily formulated from scripture which is not always the case in the shack.
I agree that God is probably actually beyond male and female or perhaps a composite of both, since woman was taken out of man, but for whatever reason, He has chosen to reveal Himself to us in the male gender and to change that, even for a flight of fancy, is not a small thing. Its more liberty than I would want to take. But anyway, I hope I don't get too much hate because I know there's a LOT of fans of this book, but I just wanted to see if there was anyone else that feels like I do. God bless!
