RELIGION, IS IT DRAWING US CLOSER TO GOD OR PUSHING US FARTHER AWAY?
JAMES HUNTA Finished The Mystery II
454 pages $ 32.25 9781524562144
AD While on a family trip the Marshalls inadvertently fall into the hands of al Qaeda where they become hostage and threatened with execution if demands are not met. Till now Ally had never given much thought to religion or the existence of God, but since al Qaeda are doing all their slaughter in the name of Allah and have brought religion into her face front and centre, she embarks on a quest to see if there truly is aGod. Ally Graham is a 16-year-old Gymnast with Olympic aspirations, and her 17-year-old boyfriend Dave Marshall is a football player who is madly in love with her. Their romance is interrupted when Dave's father accepts a teachingposition inDubai, requiringhiswhole familymove there for 2 years.
Meanwhile inSaudi-Arabia, an al Qaeda operativebegins toexaminehisMoslemfaith tobe sure that he is doing the truewill of Godby slaughtering innocent people in thenameof Allah.
The FinishedMystery II explores the tenetswithinworldly religionand compares themto thenatural lawswithinus. Allybelieves that religion should be in full harmony with the way we are made if it is to be of real bene�t. She is a gymnast living on the Gold Coast of Queensland training to be in the olympics, and Dave, the boy she is deeply in love with, is temporarily living in Dubai with his family. Ally questions the existence of God after a horrible tragedy is bestowed upon his family that destroys her world. TheMarshalls had been taken as hostage by al Qaeda and in de�ance of her very public plea, theywere executedwithoutmercy. Ally now questions her entire belief system. How could God, if he exists, allow this to happen to a devoted family? As she struggles with her beliefs, she is bombarded by the news media. In time she challenges the beliefs of al Qaeda and her speech goes viral across thenation, creating fears about her safety. In themeantime, anal Qaeda operative inSaudi-Arabia examines his faithand is thrust intohisownstruggle.
“Hunta has created an engaging, mind-opening novel touching on the age-old question of God. He demonstrates that although someone is raised inaworldof hateandquestionableethics, anypersoncanchallengeandquestion their ideology.”
RECOMMENDED by the US Review
Mr. James Hunta’s epic tale is a powerful book with intensity and thrilling scenes keeping the readers engaged and concerned about what happens next. The story telling and characters are wonderful, and the big picture goal of the author to expand the reader’s knowledge and understanding of the world’s religions and interpretations of religious foundations in order to explore truthsabout humanity is effectiveandmasterful. I highly recommend thisbook.
—Jessica Schmidt Paciöc Book Review
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