SCRIPTURE THROUGH LITERATURE
Christian novels - or at least, novels by Christians - have a rich tradition in Europe, going back several centuries, and drawing on past
Christian allegorical literature, such as Dante Alighieri 's Divine Comedy and John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
Twentieth century proponents of the Christian novel in English might include J.R.R. Tolkien, G. K. Chesterton, and C.S. Lewis. Aslan in
Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe allegorically represents Christ, for example.
This year, members of Our Redeemer will explore the Christian message, values, allegories and metaphors in two books:
The Shack:
November 2
November 9
November 16
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The Hammer of God:
April 12 Part I: The Hammer of God (p. 1-112)
April 26 Part II: Jesus Only (p. 113-194)
May 3 Part III: On This Rock (p. 195-332)
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
NOTE: The fact that members of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church are reading these books does not indicate that these books are in
alignment with the doctrine of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. As a group, we will discuss doctrinal accuracy and heresy or errors.
Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been
brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his great sadness,
Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend.
Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds
will change Mack's world forever.
In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant THE SHACK wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a
world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him.
You'll want everyone you know to read this book!
