‘The Shack’ Sequel Is as Provocative as the Original

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. William Paul Young, Return to the Shack: A Journey Into Redemption (Apiary, 2026) The enormously successful, highly controversial novel The Shack (2007) spotlit the problem of suffering, portraying a divine love w
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