The UK's leading theologian reflects on the stories of twenty leading Christians, and how they illuminate the path of discipleship today.

Starting in the first century with St Paul and ending in the twentieth with St Oscar Romero, Rowan Williams invites you to reflect with him on the lives and legacies of twenty great Christians – saints, martyrs, poets, theologians and social reformers. Their stories and writings have profoundly influenced his own life and thought, and this sequence of short reflections is sure to sharpen your theological vision and cast a fresh light on what it means to live and breathe the gospel. Included among these 'luminaries' are Augustine of Hippo, William Tyndale, Teresa of Avila, Charles Dickens, Florence Nightingale, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Simone Weil, Let these brilliant meditations light your way as you follow the footsteps of the faithful who have gone before.

"One of today's most brilliant and profound thinkers." - Jonathan Sacks

"Rowan Williams is one of the great theologians of our time. He is also an inspiring teacher whose godly wisdom helps us understand profound truths." - Nicky Gumbel

"Rowan Williams writes with a gentle strength that witnesses to the joy to be found in being disciples of Jesus." - Kate Bottley