Product Information

Author / Nicky Gumbel

Illustrations / Charlie Mackesy

ISBN / 9781905887835

Publisher / Alpha International

Publication Date / First published 1993, This new edition 2010

Format / Paperback

Language / English

Number of Pages / 240

Measurement / 19.8 x 13.0 x 1.4 (cm)

Weight / 300g

Author Description

Nicky Gumbel is the pioneer of the Alpha course. He read law at Cambridge and theology at Oxford, practised as a barrister and is now vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton in London. He has written a number of books including Questions of Life, Searching Issues and A Life Worth Living.

Product Description

• What is the point of life?
• What happens when we die?
• Is forgiveness possible?

More than 16 million people around the world have now attended Alpha, the Christian introductory course pioneered by Nicky Gumbel.

In this international bestseller based on the Alpha course, Nicky Gumbel addresses some of the big issues that challenge us all. 

Packed with humour, anecdotes, wisdom and profound teaching from the Bible, Gumbel introduces the person of Jesus Christ and invites the reader into a world of discovery that has fascinated human beings for two thousand years.

Sections within this book include:

• Chapter 1 - Is There More to Life than This?
• Chapter 2 - Who Is Jesus?
• Chapter 3 - Why Did Jesus Die?
• Chapter 4 - How Can We Have Faith?
• Chapter 5 - Why and How Do I Pray?
• Chapter 6 - Why and How Should I Read the Bible?
• Chapter 7 - How Does God Guide Us?
• Chapter 8 - Who Is the Holy Spirit?
• Chapter 9 - What Does the Holy Spirit Do?
• Chapter 10 - How Can I Be Filled With the Holy Spirit?
• Chapter 11 - How Can I Resist Evil?
• Chapter 12 - Why and How Should I Tell Others?
• Chapter 13 - Does God Heal Today?
• Chapter 14 - What about the Church?
• Chapter 15 - How Can I Make the Most of the Rest of My Life?