William Young&#;s Troubled Past: The Story Behind &#;The Shack&#;
In part 2 of my extended interview with The Shack author William &#;Paul&#; Young, Paul shares the year personal battle that led to the book, including some details unpublished elsewhere:
- His childhood abuse, later addictions and betrayals.
- His drive to please people and God to find affection.
- The event on January 4, that turned his life upside down.
- Why religion never healed him.
This is a touching part of the conversation with plenty to help the wounded among us. The full transcript is available in Open House Volume 2.
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Q: Can you relate to Paul&#;s story? How did your own experience effect your spiritual life?
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The Shackis a work of Christian fiction published by William Paul Young in The novel tells the story of Mack, a man whose daughter has been abducted by a serial killer, meeting God face to face and spending a weekend in a shack in the woods exploring grief and religion.
While the foreword and afterword of the book make it seem as if Young is recording a story told to him by a close friend, Young has called the story "a parable laden with metaphor. It is a true story, but not real" ().
Young originally wrote The Shack for his family and close friends to show them his religious beliefs and struggles. After reading it, a few of Young's friends encouraged him to publish it. Young sent the book to over twenty publishers, but was rejected by all of them, so Young, Wayne Jacobsen, Brad Cummings, and Bobby Downes formed a publishing company called Windblown Media and used it to publish the book. The book was not immediately successful, but it became suddenly popular in The book shot to number one on the New York Times paperback fiction best seller list in June of and kept the spot until ear
William Paul Young
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in Grande Prairie, Alberta, CanadaMay 11,
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Wm. Paul Young is a Canadian author. Young was the oldest of four. He spend the majority of his first decade with his missionary parents in the highlands of Netherlands New Guinea (West Papua), among the Dani, a tribal people. When he was six he was sent to a boarding school.
The manuscript, that later became The Shack, was intended only for his six kids and for a handful of close friends. After multiple rejections by publishers, Young and his friends published the book under the name of their newly created publishing company. The Shack was one of the top-selling fiction books of and will be a major motion picture in Spring
Young lives in Happy Valley, Oregon with his wife and has six children and several grandchildren. He is also Wm. Paul Young is a Canadian author. Young was the oldest of four. He spend the majority of his first decade with his missionary parents in the highlands of Netherlands New Guinea (West Papua), among the Dani, a tribal people. When he was six he was sent to a boarding school.
The manuscript, that later be
Characters
Mysterious Invitation to the Shack
Mack receives a puzzling note
Mackenzie Allen Phillips, or Mack, is a man burdened by the disappearance of his daughter, Missy, which he calls The Great Sadness. One day, he finds a mysterious note in his mailbox, inviting him to the shack where Missy's bloodied dress was found. The note is signed "Papa," his wife Nan's affectionate name for God. Despite his skepticism and anger towards God, Mack is drawn to the possibility that the note might be divine. He decides to visit the shack, hoping for answers or closure, embarking on a journey that challenges his understanding of faith and God.
Confronting the Great Sadness
Mack revisits painful memories
As Mack approaches the shack, he is overwhelmed by memories of Missy and the pain of her loss. The shack symbolizes the epicenter of his grief, and he is filled with anger and despair. Inside, he confronts the emptiness and horror of the place, unleashing his pent-up rage and questioning God's presence and intentions. Mack's emotional turmoil is palpable as he grapples with feelings of abandonment and betrayal by God. Despite his anger, he is compelled to stay, driven by
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