The people chosen for this book are ordinary people who have made a significant contribution to immproving the lives of other people, or who have had the courage to speak out and draw people's attention to injustice in the world. They are not perfect Christians but we can learn from their examples and even from their failings.

The 10 people in this book are:
Elizabeth Fry, George Loveless, Harold Moody, Makonen Getu, Joni Eareckson Tada, Daniel: an Eritrean Christian, Thomas Fowell Buxton, Katarine Bushnell, Martin Luther King Jnr, Desmond Tutu.

Each chapter includes pages intended for personal reflection and for group discussion.