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William young author biography The book, published in , was incredibly successful, and Young has since written three more books about Christianity: Cross Roads , Eve , and Lies We Believe About God These became his family and as the first white child and outsider who ever spoke their language, he was granted unusual access into their culture and community. As the days passed by, he got closer to the tribal people of Dani and they later became his family. However, they were mainly intended for his family and friends.

William P. Young

Canadian Christian author

William Paul Young (born May 11, ), referred to as Wm. Paul Young or simply Paul Young, is a Canadian author. He wrote the novels The Shack, Cross Roads, Eve, and the religious book Lies We Believe About God.

Early life

Young is the oldest of four, born May 11, , in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, but the majority of his first decade was lived with his missionary parents in the highlands of Netherlands New Guinea (West Papua), among the Dani, a central highlands people of western New Guinea. These became his family and as the first white child and outsider who ever spoke their language, he was granted unusual access into their culture and community.

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When he was six he was sent to a boarding school.[1]

Career

Young originally wrote primarily as a way to create unique gifts for his friends, until his wife repeatedly urged him to write something for their six children in order to put down in one place his perspectives on God and on the inner healing Young had experienced as an adult.

The resulting manuscript, which later became The Shack, was intended only for his six kids and for a handful of close friends.[2]

Young initially printed just 15 copies of his book. Two of his close friends encouraged him to have it published, and assisted with some editing and rewriting in order to prepare the manuscript for publication.

After rejection by 26 publishers, Young and his friends published the book under the name of their newly created publishing company, Windblown Media, in The company spent only C$ in advertising;[3] word-of-mouth referrals eventually drove the book to number one on the New York Times trade paperback fiction best-seller list in June [4][5] "The Shack" was the top-selling fiction and audio book of in America through November [6]

Young's second book, Cross Roads, was published on November 13, by FaithWords.[7]

Young's Eve was released on September 15, by Howard Books.

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Young's latest book, Lies We Believe About God, released March 7, Like The Shack, it has been the subject of theological criticism. One critic, Tim Challies, says Young is a universalist, teaching that everyone is saved.[8]

Personal life

In , Young lived in Happy Valley, Oregon with his wife.

As of [update] he lives in Washington.[citation needed] Young has six children and eight grandchildren,

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