I don’t know where I’ve been, but I’ve missed it.  Apparently there is a self published book out there called The Shack that has become one of the most widely read works in country. It is in the process of becomming a major motion picture.  And it is a book about theology! Well, it is a fictional story aimed at communicating theology, akin to Bunyan’s classic Pilgrim’s Progress. 

The story behind the book’s publishing is… well, quite a story itself. Written by a man to give as a Christmas present to his children, it was never intended to be published beyond a couple copies at Kinko’s.  It has risen to reach the Top 10 List at Amazon, USA Today, and Barnes & Noble. 

But the book is also apparently polarizing.  Some say the theology is questionable. People I appreciate have expressed varying opinions.

As I already stated, I had never even heard of the book, or at the least I never took notice.  I do regularly check out the Best Seller Lists to see if there is anything that might catch my interest, but the Shack apparently slipped by.  But now, in just the past two or three days I’ve heard Steve Brown do an interview with the author and read a review of the book by Tim Challies.  (Click for .pdf the-shack-review)   

I’m not sure what I’m likely to think about it once I read it, but I guess I’ve found at least one book for my Summer Reading List.