Chances are you or someone you know has read it. The Shack has touched millions. 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?
Some may ask, however, Is God really like that? Is that really how God responds to evil? Can God be trusted? What should I make of the underlying message of The Shack?
Roger Olson, who has faced his own Great Sadness, finds a good deal of comfort in this much beloved story. And after reviewing it with a theologian’s eye, he also 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, he largely finds the truth about God in The Shack.
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