Paul Young Returns To The Shack

Andrew Urquhart talks with Lizzie Oakes about her "Where Do You Find God" podcast interview with Paul Young, author of The Shack, ahead of his new sequel Return to the Shack. Oaks describes Young as warm and refreshingly open, and defends his storytelling against past theological controversy by likening him to C.S. Lewis writing Narnia.

Oakes reveals the sequel grew out of Young's real-life friendships with men on death row, pushing protagonist Mac into darker territory exploring justice, forgiveness and what it means to follow Jesus amid violence and retribution. A clip from the interview has Young unpacking how people can alienate themselves from God's love yet still be reached through the patient, gentle work of the Holy Spirit; the full conversation premieres on Shine TV and as a podcast.

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