Audrey Frank - Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World

An eye-opening, tender account of how women in the Islamic community have experienced shame and abuse in their suffering instead of acceptance and compassion. Riveting, deeply moving, beautifully eloquentI could not put this book down. Covered Glory brings a message of hope and redemption to Muslim women who long for deliverance, reminding us all of the freedom and dignity found in the relentless love of Christ.

Vaneetha Rendall Risner, author of The Scars That Have Shaped Me

Covered Glory provides a clear, compelling explanation of Gods honor for the shamed. This book is a treasure chest of ah-ha moments, biblical insights, and inspiring stories. For anyone ministering among Muslim women, Audrey unlocks the cultural forces that so often define life.

Jayson Georges, author of The 3D Gospel

Shame is not a burden borne only by women or Muslims. Shame is central to the curse and affects us all. The gospel gives us power over fear and honor to cover shame. Through story, honest testimony, and loving insight, Audrey Frank magnifies Jesusour shame swallowerand in doing so helps us all to overcome the crippling weight of shame to stand our sacred ground.

Dick Brogden, author of Live Dead Joy

Covered Glory by Audrey Frank shows how God transforms shame into honor and creates our souls poetry.

DiAnn Mills, author of Fatal Strike

This moving book is a refreshing description of the gospel and a must-read for anyone working with Muslims.

Roland Muller, author of Honor and Shame

Audrey Franks book is a glorious liberation for the hidden heart. No longer invisible, we are seen; no longer exposed, we are safe. A critical resource for the Western church as we welcome the Muslim world into our neighborhoods.

Jami L. Staples, founder of The Truth Collective

In Covered Glory , Audrey Frank does a masterful job of taking us inside the Muslim world and the honor-shame worldview. Through true stories of Muslim women, personal testimony, and solid exposition of Scripture, she uncovers the huge burden of guilt, shame, and fear so many women deal with. She then weaves through this reality the Good News of the gospel to show us the One True God who sees us, knows us, and loves. This is a great book of Gods grace that deserves to read by all.

Pastor R. Johns, Jr., The Heights Church

Audrey shares not only from a wealth of experience in Muslim contexts but from a place of deep, personal experience. Covered Glory is a welcome contribution to the growing awareness about the topic of honor and shame. Audrey takes a topic that is told in stories a world away and makes it accessible and relatable to the Bible. This book will not only help people seeking to understand their Muslim friends but also those seeking to understand the growing phenomenon of honor and shame in Western cultures.

Dr Brian Hbert, editor of The Diaspora Art and Culture Project

In Covered Glory , Audrey Frank masterfully weaves biblical truths with riveting true-life stories to provide understanding, perspective, and practical help that we and our Muslim friends all might live free from the shackles of shame.

Carrie Gaul, Liaison for International Outreach, Revive Our Hearts

Covered Glory will equip readers to overcome the bondage of shame. Audrey shares real stories (including her own!) of women who have experienced restoration by encountering a glory that was once covered to them. Audrey writes with knowledge, wisdom, experience, and authority. I thank God for entrusting her with such an excellent text.

Jairo de Oliveira, author of Where There Is Now a Church

Audrey Frank is a storyteller theologian. In Covered Glory she leads with vivid stories from her years of work in the Muslim world and from her own childhood. Through these stories Audrey carefully unravels for the reader the inner workings of an honor-shame culture. Not satisfied to simply explain this essential Islamic worldview to Westerners, she also ushers us into an ancient and established paradigm for Redemption. As we begin to see clearly through this new lens we find the dynamic of honor and shame not only in the moving stories of Audreys neighbors, patients, and friends, but in the Christian scriptures and even in our own lives.

Elizabeth Schenkel, writer and filmmaker at JESUS Film

Audrey Frank transports us into the world of our Muslim sisters. But as she does so, she also uncovers our own struggle with shame here in the West. Her transparency and wisdom shine through as every word points to the love and grace of our heavenly Father. This is a book of reconciliationbetween worlds, between perceptions, and especially between God and His precious daughters.

Edie Melson, author of Soul Care When Youre Weary

Shame on you are common words across the Muslim world. Covered Glory addresses the issue of shame and honor through a realistic perspective, revealing how the good news of Jesus sets people free. This book is a must-read to all who serve among Muslims.

Fouad Masri, author of Ambassadors to Muslims

Audrey Frank tells fascinating stories with vulnerability, love, and wisdom. The stories come from her years of experience living in the Muslim world. Audrey also unpacks numerous passages of Scripturebringing to the surface the Bibles own honor-shame dynamics, and then applying that wisdom to real-life situations. The reader is personally enriched and well-instructed about ministry among women in the Muslim world. Covered Glory is a wonderful contribution to the literature about honor-shame and Christian missions. Any follower of Jesus who is serving and blessing Muslims will benefit greatly.

Werner Mischke, author of The Global Gospel

Audrey Frank gives us a personal and practical look at the manifold ways that honor and shame shape the human experience. She intertwines narrative with lucid exposition. Covered Glory opens our eyes to discover how intimately acquainted we all are with shame, which steals our sense of worth. All the while, Audrey directs our attention to the God of Instead , He who gives beauty instead of ashes, gladness instead of mourning, and praise instead of despair. For this reason, I am grateful and enthusiastically recommend this book.

Dr. Jackson Wu, author of Saving Gods Face

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All the incidents described in this book are true. Names, circumstances, descriptions, and details have been changed to render individuals unidentifiable.

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