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First Impression: A book aimed at the faithful Christian that recaps the importance of engagement with one’s faith.

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In eleven short chapters, Curtis Carter’s, The Glory Unveiled: Discovering the Power and Blessings of Glorifying God and Christ, aims to create a stronger relationship between the reader and God. It covers topics such as reaction, redemption, service, and prayer highlighting how these aspects can be experienced in every aspect of life. The introduction is helpful in defining and outlining exact expectations from each chapter. This is particularly useful for those seeking an introduction to faith without prior knowledge. At this point, I should point out that this book is specifically aimed at Christian/Christian-seeking community and makes heavy use of verses from the Bible.

Having received an advance reader copy for this book for which I would like to express my gratitude to the author for generously providing in return for an honest review, I am conscious that I may not have the finalized format. Therefore, for the sake of transparency I am reading an A4 PDF document. I make mention of this because embarking on the first chapter, the reader is introduced to the idea of glorifying Jesus and his transfigurations. At just under two pages, it is a rapid whistle stop tour that conveys several ideas in minimal detail. Whilst it introduces several key sections of the Bible, including Exodus and Romans, it does little to convey a strong idea to anyone looking to join the faith. Anyone of the faith is likely to already possess this knowledge. This brevity in conjunction with the presentation of several verses from both the old and New Testament continues throughout the book. As someone of the faith, I can appreciate the reminders each chapter brings, but aside from this, I have little positivity to offer.

In addition to the gripes already mentioned, there are some other aspects I was not fond of. For such a serious topic, I felt depth was needed. Therefore, it was disappointing to see paragraphs of two sentences in places because this brevity only punctuates the lack of depth concerning that particular paragraph. The headings blended into the text. Whilst I accept this is a book, moving from heading 1 to something similar to heading 4 was off putting. There was little need to title said headings with ‘introduction’ and ‘conclusion’. Speaking of introductions, it was bizarre to find the introduction to the book was the longest section by almost double.

There are several books like this already on the market. This non-unique book did little to act as a persuasive guide, nor did it give someone a full overview. The appeal is likely to be found in a small niche market rather than generalized to all. For the faithful, it is a short, sharp jolt reminding you of you duties. As an absolute clean read, teens are included in the target audience. In fact, this would make a wonderful gift for a Holy Communion.

Quick Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/ PG

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