What is the point of life? Is forgiveness possible? More than 15 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 which challenge us all. Packed with humour, anecdote, 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.