Monday, September 1, 2008

Study Session for the William Young Book "The Shack"

I am publishing the whole study guide that we used for s summer book study of the William Young book "The Shack" so that people who might want to read the book and reflect on their own without having to join a class would have that opportunity. Attached with this blog is the syllabus for the class and the following blogs present each class in order. I hope that you will find this study useful.

Study sessions for “The Shack”
August 3 The Great Sadness (pages 1-66)

August 10 Our Images and Understanding of the Triune God (pages 67-103)
Chapter 5 Guess who’s coming to dinner What do we call God? How do we image God? Who is the Trinity?
Chapter 6 A Piece of Pie What about human freedom and God’s sovereignty and goodness?

August 17 Conversing with the Triune God (pages 104-150)
Chapter 7 God on the Dock Conversations, devotions and relationship with the triune God.
Chapter 8 Breakfast of Champions Hierarchy in the Trinity, reality of evil and the difference between Justification and redemption.
Chapter 9 A Long Time Ago, In a Garden Far, Far Away The difference between good and evil, and messy garden of our soul.
Chapter 10 Wade in the Water How does fear get in the way of faith and the future?

August 24 Judgment and Jesus and Grace (pages 151-208)
Chapter 11 Here Come Da Judge An expose on how we judge others and assume God judges us.
Chapter 12 In the Belly of the Beast The presence of Jesus with us in tribulation and our blindness.
Chapter 13 A Meeting of Hearts The Princess story revisited
Chapter 14 Verbs and Other Freedoms

August 31 Concluding Conversation (pages 209-247)

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