Some Christians dismissed author William P.Young’s novel "The Shack" as heresy for its portrayal of the Holy Trinity, and he said he expects more pushback on his sequel."The Shack," which was also adapted into a major motion picture in 2017, tells the heartbreaking story of a father, Mack, whose daughter is kidnapped and killed while on a camping trip.
In the midst of his grief, Mack discovers a letter in his mailbox from God, who implores him to visit a shack.Once there, he meets a diverse Holy Trinity.
Papa is a middle-aged Black woman, Jesus is a Middle Eastern carpenter, and the Holy Spirit is an Asian woman named Sarayu. Some Christians balked at the unorthodox portrayals, saying Young sorely misrepresented the nature of God.America magazine's David E.
Nantais wrote at the time that the book had become "both a fascination and an object of contempt to millions of Christians" because it literally portrayed the Trinity as three persons.Young's sequel, "Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption," is out on bookshelves in October.And he expects Christians to again make some noise because of the subject matter.AT PENTECOST, THE HOLY SPIRIT MANIFESTS IN EACH BELIEVER IN A 'RADICALLY UNIQUE WAY,' SAYS FAITH LEADERAuthor William P.
Young's sequel to "The Shack," titled "Return to the Shack," is out in October."You know, I don't brace for any of it," Young told Fox News Digital.
"Yes, it'll probably happen.But yes, if you're going to have something out in public purview, you'll always find people who don't like it.
And that's fine with me.I think — and I did get considerable but not overwhelming pushback from my own people — because of my history as a missionary kid, a preacher's kid."An additional aspect of his new novel that may raise eyebrows is how the child murderer, simply named J, is portrayed.
J is now a death row inmate, and Young gives him a more humanized storyline in the sequel, including references to his childhood and abusive father.Youn...