The Shack - Commentary

I have a lot of friends who have read The Shack and are unconvinced at the theological risks inherent with it. I've tried to gather several useful commentaries about the book here in the Blog.

The most recent is from Dr. Albert Mohler a minister and teacher I've been following for a couple of years now. You may find his short commentary useful teaching.



http://www.albertmohler.com/2010/01/27/the-shack-the-missing-art-of-evangelical-discernment/

A short quote from the article:

"In evaluating the book, it must be kept in mind that The Shack is a work of fiction. But it is also a sustained theological argument, and this simply cannot be denied. Any number of notable novels and works of literature have contained aberrant theology, and even heresy. The crucial question is whether the aberrant doctrines are features of the story or the message of the work. When it comes to The Shack, the really troubling fact is that so many readers are drawn to the theological message of the book, and fail to see how it conflicts with the Bible at so many crucial points.

All this reveals a disastrous failure of evangelical discernment. It is hard not to conclude that theological discernment is now a lost art among American evangelicals -- and this loss can only lead to theological catastrophe."

If you have time to read an earlier but longer work on The Shack,
I'd suggest the following: http://www.challies.com/media/The_Shack.pdf

or listen to an interview about the book at: http://thechristianworldview.com/tcwblog/archives/2195