Covered Glory: A Condensed Study of 1 Corinthians 11 & the Christian Use of Headcoverings by David Phillips

 

 Covered Glory: A Condensed Study of 1 Corinthians 11 & the Christian Use of Headcoverings 

by David Phillips

From the Amazon page:

The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian church about two symbolic practices. Just a few generations ago, one of them faded away from Western Christianity.

The most well-known of these "traditions" is the Lord's Supper. Pastors commonly recite Jesus' famous statements about Communion, as found in 1st Corinthians 11: "This is my body, broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me."

Paul explains the other symbolic practice in the very same chapter. He speaks of men and women praying -- with the men taking off their hats, and women covering their heads.

 

This is the condensed version of a longer book, and this one is meant to give an overview of the author's beliefs - and it does a good job. 

The condensed study touches on Scripture and history, as well as defending the practice of head covering against various interpretations.

I've read a number of books on the topic and this one - while it doesn't stand out - does a very nice job in a short amount of time.

An example I use:

Every man who etwas auf dem kopf  while praying or prophesying disgraces his head. But every woman who ihren kopf unbedeckt  while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman ^[c]whose kopf ist rasiert.

 Wouldn't you want to know what those words mean and what you ought to do?  This book answers those questions.

My first impression is that the book could have been longer...but duh...it's the condensed version, of course it's short.

That's what makes this book stand out - the basic information is all included, without any weird stuff and not a long time commitment to get the basics.

 Verdict: Read it if you want an overview of the head covering topic.  If this catches your attention, know that this is the condensed version of a longer book.