The Joy of the Truth

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The most obvious target for theological nit-pickers is the fact that two of the three Persons of the Trinity are portrayed as women. Young attempts to soften the impact of seeing "Papa" as a woman by bringing in a deep conflict with this father that makes it difficult for Mack… Continue reading

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Despite some of the heavy criticisms from the Evangelical community, I did not find the God presented in The Shack to be a major divergence from the God presented by most evangelicals. Of course, this means that Catholics are going to have some theological problems with this book.

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Criticisms of The Shack

Apparently there has been quite a bit of fire even from Evangelicals about the way that William Young portrays God in this book. My guess is that most of the fire comes from the fact that Young portrays "Papa" (God the Father) and the Holy… Continue reading

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Every few years, the Evangelical culture produces a flash top-selling book that “changes” everybody’s lives, and then disappears into the ether. Does anyone remember the Prayer of Jabez? Sometimes these books are pretty well written and do deliver insights (Purpose Driven Life is one example). Other times they are driven… Continue reading