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Octavia Spencer stars as “Papa” in the film adaptation of the popular Christian novel, “The Shack.” (Lionsgate)

The depiction of God as a woman has some Christian critics up in arms. But is it really that serious?

Another day, another controversy.

The Shack, a film based on a New York Times bestseller of the same name, is stirring controversy among evangelicals because a black woman—Octavia Spencer—is playing God.

Is this a major overreaction?

The fictional book written by William P. Youn

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