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# The Shack Revisited: There Is More Going On Here than You Ever Dared to Dream

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Millions have found their spiritual hunger satisfied by William P. Young's #1 New York Times bestseller, The Shack --the story of a man lifted from the depths of despair through his life-altering encounter with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Now C. Baxter Kruger's THE SHACK REVISITED guides readers into a deeper understanding of these three persons to help readers have a more profound connection with the core message of The Shack --that God is love. An early fan of The Shack and a close friend to its author, Kruger shows why the novel has been enthusiastically embraced by so many Christians worldwide. In the words of William P. Young from the foreword to THE SHACK REVISITED, "Baxter Kruger will stun readers with his unique cross of intellectual brilliance and creative genius as he takes them deeper into the wonder, worship, and possibility that is the world of The Shack ."

Review: Best Written Theological Prose In Decades - In my review of Paul Young's best-selling book "The Shack," I encouraged folks not to read that book as a work of theology, but as religious fiction. That said, I did admit that there was a theological perspective behind the book that should be properly discerned. Unfortunately, many reviewers discerned theological understanding from the book that were never intended by the author. Paul Young has been accused of such things as Universalism, Pantheism, and Open Theism, all of which are inaccurate representations of his theology. So, what is the theology behind "The Shack?" In his newest book "The Shack Revisited" theologian C. Baxter Kruger offers us a clear and beautifully written Trinitarian understanding of the theology behind "The Shack." Offering his stamp of approval in the forward to Baxter's book, Paul Young reveals the picture of God he intended to be conveyed. In my opinion, if you are going to read any review that seeks to declare what any particular author meant in a work of religious fiction, always select the one that actually comes with the original author's endorsement. Here is what Young writes in the forward to Kruger's book: "To all those who took the time to read and study "The Shack," to those who bought several copies or a case or more and gave them away and emailed me your wonderful stories, I want to say, "Thank you, and please read The Shack Revisited." If you want to understand better the perspectives and theology that frame "The Shack," this book is for you. Baxter has taken on the incredible task of exploring the nature and character of the God who met me in my own shack. A Mississippi theologian who cut his intellectual teeth in Aberdeen, Scotland with the Torrance brothers, Baxter is a unique cross of intellectual brilliance and creative genius... He is a master of making difficult things understandable for the rest of us. If you found hope and encouragement through "The Shack," this book will help you take more steps in knowing the love of Papa, Sarayu, and Jesus." --Wm. Paul Young, Foreword, The Shack Revisited When you read Kruger's book, you will not find an affirmation of the rationalistic, post-enlightenment theology of contemporary evangelicals. Nor will you find an endorsement of Friedrich Schleiermacher's "Speeches on Religion to it's Cultured Despisers." Instead, Baxter's theology (and that behind Paul Young's book) harkens back to the early church patristic fathers, with special emphasis on Irenaeus, Basil the Great, Gregory or Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus (commonly known among church historians as The Cappadocian Fathers). The Cappadocian Fathers advanced the development of early Christian theology, with special emphasis on the doctrine of the Trinity. A student of T.F. Torrance and James Torrance, Baxter Kruger's passion is to help the church recover what he calls "The Trinitarian Vision." Often books about theology can come across and dry and boring. Baxter Kruger is gifted, however, at presenting theological ideas is passionate and simple ways that are easy for anyone to understand. I found myself moved to both tears of joy and intense theological reflection, often on the same page. This is a scholarly work that will inspire the lay-reader and arm chair theologian. Illustrations, biblical exposition, and church history are woven together with reflections from Young's book "The Shack" in such a way that the beauty of the Holy Trinity as the relational God is more clearly seen. For the Western Church, which has often succumb to rationalistic ideas that turned God into a philosophical "omni-being," this is refreshing. Kruger is attempting, in the words of his teacher T.F. Torrance, to "evangelize the foundations of western thought." Baxter points through the Scriptures to the picture of God that gave shape to the gospel proclamation of Jesus' early disciples. It is a picture of the love relationship between Jesus and the One he called Papa - a love that called the world into being at creation. And it is a vision of how Jesus came to fulfill the plan of God to include all humanity in that divine-relationship. For those who read "The Shack" and wondered if Paul Young's picture of God could really be that warm and wonderful, Baxter Kruger delves into theology, church history, and scripture to reveal that God is not only as wonderful as Paul Young declares - but even better than that book imagines.
Review: The Theology of the Shack - In The Shack by Wm. Paul Young, the character Mackenzie Allen Phillips must endure one of the most horrendous tragedies any parent could face. It becomes his "great sadness." Several years later he receives a note in the mail inviting him back to the shack; back to the source of his great sadness; a note from God. There he encounters, not the god of his fallen imagination, but rather the God that is Father (Papa), Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit (Sarayu). There Mackenzie discovers God is not a stainless steel legalist who is bankrupt of love, compassion and mercy. Rather, he discovers the real God of Father, Son and Spirit whose love for one another is intense beyond description and whose love is a mighty river of living water flowing out to all creation and especially, to Mackenzie's amazement, to him. "I/We are especially fond of you Mackenzie" becomes a word repeated again and again until it begins to sink into Mackenzie's consciousness and radically transform his understanding of God. In talking with people who have read The Shack a common response has been; "Wouldn't it be great if God was really like that?" or "Do you think God is really like that?" In The Shack Revisited, Dr. Kruger answers those questions with; "Yes, that is exactly what God is like!" The Shack Revisited is not a dull theological volume that will put you to sleep. Dr. Kruger uses the The Shack as a backdrop to lay out a description of the deep love and compassion of the Father, Son and Spirit for all human life. For we are his creation, we are his children. It is very readable and filled with stories that will make your heart soar. This is the image of God that turned the ancient world upside down. It is the image of God that has the potential to do the same to our world. Who doesn't want to be loved by Papa? Who doesn't want to be embraced, held and welcomed home? In his book Dr. Kruger has given us a deep theological understanding of who the Father, Son and Spirit are, without making it sound like it is deep and theological. It is written in the language of every man and woman. It is written in the language of love. And that is a language everyone can understand. If you read The Shack and you found your heart soaring when the door flew open and Mackenzie found himself embraced by Papa, you need to read this book. If you found yourself asking or thinking; "Could God really be like this?" you need to read this book. Thanks Baxter for a great book. And thank you Holy Spirit for the vision you have given us through this book. We'll have more please.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #58,317 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #884 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books) #1,126 in Christian Theology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,853 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Written Theological Prose In Decades
*by K***R on September 14, 2013*

In my review of Paul Young's best-selling book "The Shack," I encouraged folks not to read that book as a work of theology, but as religious fiction. That said, I did admit that there was a theological perspective behind the book that should be properly discerned. Unfortunately, many reviewers discerned theological understanding from the book that were never intended by the author. Paul Young has been accused of such things as Universalism, Pantheism, and Open Theism, all of which are inaccurate representations of his theology. So, what is the theology behind "The Shack?" In his newest book "The Shack Revisited" theologian C. Baxter Kruger offers us a clear and beautifully written Trinitarian understanding of the theology behind "The Shack." Offering his stamp of approval in the forward to Baxter's book, Paul Young reveals the picture of God he intended to be conveyed. In my opinion, if you are going to read any review that seeks to declare what any particular author meant in a work of religious fiction, always select the one that actually comes with the original author's endorsement. Here is what Young writes in the forward to Kruger's book: "To all those who took the time to read and study "The Shack," to those who bought several copies or a case or more and gave them away and emailed me your wonderful stories, I want to say, "Thank you, and please read The Shack Revisited." If you want to understand better the perspectives and theology that frame "The Shack," this book is for you. Baxter has taken on the incredible task of exploring the nature and character of the God who met me in my own shack. A Mississippi theologian who cut his intellectual teeth in Aberdeen, Scotland with the Torrance brothers, Baxter is a unique cross of intellectual brilliance and creative genius... He is a master of making difficult things understandable for the rest of us. If you found hope and encouragement through "The Shack," this book will help you take more steps in knowing the love of Papa, Sarayu, and Jesus." --Wm. Paul Young, Foreword, The Shack Revisited When you read Kruger's book, you will not find an affirmation of the rationalistic, post-enlightenment theology of contemporary evangelicals. Nor will you find an endorsement of Friedrich Schleiermacher's "Speeches on Religion to it's Cultured Despisers." Instead, Baxter's theology (and that behind Paul Young's book) harkens back to the early church patristic fathers, with special emphasis on Irenaeus, Basil the Great, Gregory or Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus (commonly known among church historians as The Cappadocian Fathers). The Cappadocian Fathers advanced the development of early Christian theology, with special emphasis on the doctrine of the Trinity. A student of T.F. Torrance and James Torrance, Baxter Kruger's passion is to help the church recover what he calls "The Trinitarian Vision." Often books about theology can come across and dry and boring. Baxter Kruger is gifted, however, at presenting theological ideas is passionate and simple ways that are easy for anyone to understand. I found myself moved to both tears of joy and intense theological reflection, often on the same page. This is a scholarly work that will inspire the lay-reader and arm chair theologian. Illustrations, biblical exposition, and church history are woven together with reflections from Young's book "The Shack" in such a way that the beauty of the Holy Trinity as the relational God is more clearly seen. For the Western Church, which has often succumb to rationalistic ideas that turned God into a philosophical "omni-being," this is refreshing. Kruger is attempting, in the words of his teacher T.F. Torrance, to "evangelize the foundations of western thought." Baxter points through the Scriptures to the picture of God that gave shape to the gospel proclamation of Jesus' early disciples. It is a picture of the love relationship between Jesus and the One he called Papa - a love that called the world into being at creation. And it is a vision of how Jesus came to fulfill the plan of God to include all humanity in that divine-relationship. For those who read "The Shack" and wondered if Paul Young's picture of God could really be that warm and wonderful, Baxter Kruger delves into theology, church history, and scripture to reveal that God is not only as wonderful as Paul Young declares - but even better than that book imagines.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Theology of the Shack
*by R***R on October 5, 2012*

In The Shack by Wm. Paul Young, the character Mackenzie Allen Phillips must endure one of the most horrendous tragedies any parent could face. It becomes his "great sadness." Several years later he receives a note in the mail inviting him back to the shack; back to the source of his great sadness; a note from God. There he encounters, not the god of his fallen imagination, but rather the God that is Father (Papa), Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit (Sarayu). There Mackenzie discovers God is not a stainless steel legalist who is bankrupt of love, compassion and mercy. Rather, he discovers the real God of Father, Son and Spirit whose love for one another is intense beyond description and whose love is a mighty river of living water flowing out to all creation and especially, to Mackenzie's amazement, to him. "I/We are especially fond of you Mackenzie" becomes a word repeated again and again until it begins to sink into Mackenzie's consciousness and radically transform his understanding of God. In talking with people who have read The Shack a common response has been; "Wouldn't it be great if God was really like that?" or "Do you think God is really like that?" In The Shack Revisited, Dr. Kruger answers those questions with; "Yes, that is exactly what God is like!" The Shack Revisited is not a dull theological volume that will put you to sleep. Dr. Kruger uses the The Shack as a backdrop to lay out a description of the deep love and compassion of the Father, Son and Spirit for all human life. For we are his creation, we are his children. It is very readable and filled with stories that will make your heart soar. This is the image of God that turned the ancient world upside down. It is the image of God that has the potential to do the same to our world. Who doesn't want to be loved by Papa? Who doesn't want to be embraced, held and welcomed home? In his book Dr. Kruger has given us a deep theological understanding of who the Father, Son and Spirit are, without making it sound like it is deep and theological. It is written in the language of every man and woman. It is written in the language of love. And that is a language everyone can understand. If you read The Shack and you found your heart soaring when the door flew open and Mackenzie found himself embraced by Papa, you need to read this book. If you found yourself asking or thinking; "Could God really be like this?" you need to read this book. Thanks Baxter for a great book. And thank you Holy Spirit for the vision you have given us through this book. We'll have more please.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Questions answered; faith and concerns addressed.
*by L***A on September 16, 2019*

I have to admit, I came in here today to see if I could purchase this on DVD and had forgotten that I purchased this book a few years ago! I haven’t read it but will definitely be searching my bookshelves.. I started watching this on Amazon Prime last night. Watching Paul talk about his life, his faith and explaining the nuances of The Shack left me in tears by episode 3. There are 20 episodes, and I had to force myself to go to bed after episode 7. I will be picking up where I left off tonight. We have all had hardships in our life, no doubt, but Paul’s early years were especially tough. I know that had he not been through them he wouldn’t be the man he is today and this book probably wouldn’t have ever come into existence. So for his shattered life and healing process, I am eternally grateful. He has brought hope to a people who live in blindness, confusion and despair. If you have read The Shack or watched the movie and are full of questions you owe it to yourself to either read this book or watch the special on Amazon. The Shack is truly a God-driven phenomenon that has inspired and brought hope to so many. As for myself. I am going to do exactly as I did immediately after reading The Shack for the first time..purchase this copy and send it out to my Mom in B.C. to read. It was surprising and nice to see the references to a place I have walked before, even if it was in reference to a place that didn’t have fond memories. I know she will do exactly as she did the first time as well, pass it to my brother!! 😊

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