Restoring the Shack

Author Paul Young discusses the themes, metaphors and theology that shaped "The Shack."

How Paul's relationship with his missionary father shaped his theology of a distant, angry God.

Paul reveals not only how he met his wife Kim, but how he brought his secrets into their marriage.

Paul shares the story of how The Shack became the phenomenon it is today.

Paul explores the metaphor of the Shack as the heart and soul of a broken human being.

Paul uses his mother's objections to the portrayal of God in "The Shack" as a starting point.

Challenging the assertion that God the Father turned his face from Jesus.

How to live inside the grace of just one day by taking on a child-like perspective.

Paul tackles questions of "loss," sharing the incredible story of how, through a crazy set of "coincidences," a struggling couple who had lost a teenage daughter to suicide found themselves on the movie set of "The Shack" watching a key scene minister to the heart of their pain.

Paul teaches about the concept of wholeness and learning to live in the identity of Christ.

Paul tells four inspiring stories meant to tie up all that's been talked about before.

Paul delves into another important metaphor in "The Shack," the garden.

Paul illustrates how God is involved in the intimate details of our lives.

Paul brings a new perspective to the story of Abraham and Isaac.

Mack's encounter with Sophia; exploring our own misconceptions behind the concepts of Hell.

Paul defends why he believes Jesus will go down any road to find to us and draw us back to him.

Paul uses the writing a particular chapter of "The Shack" to illuminate how living in the flow of God's living water empowers us to be all that God created us to be.

The interpretation of scripture and how it sharpens concepts of God.

Paul examines the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.

Paul wraps up the series, tying everything together and focusing on the idea of God's pursuit.