- Have you seen those billboards, newspaper ads or yard signs that ask, “Is there more to life than this?” and refer people to alpha.org? Have you wondered what it’s all about? Well, it’s all about ...

Three months ago, Sam Morris, 23, was a militant atheist. He associated himself with the teachings of Richard Dawkins and other fervent opponents of faith and religion. One evening, he went online and ...

ALPHA was a short faith formation course at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican parish in London, when Nicky Gumbel, then the church's curate, transformed it into a course designed to introduce those ...

Gerard Long is a Christian, but that doesn’t mean he likes religion. “Religion is man’s effort to create God in their own image,” said Long, the executive director of Bannockburn-based Alpha USA, the ...

ON A RAINY night in London, 12 strangers gather in a vicar’s living room. He gives them drinks (they all have water, he has a lager) and a homemade meal. They make awkward small talk. After an ...

The Alpha Course is designed to be an introduction to the Christian Faith. Frequently when you mention Alpha the response is an accusation of brainwashing. The only way to find out, was to join a ...

At an Alpha training conference in Detroit, a dozen people came forward to testify to the power of the Alpha program. One couple had been close to divorce when they encountered Alpha. The course ...

One year,” the sales trader reminisces, “my performance was so off the clock that the bottle of champagne I won was this big.” Seated, he lifts a hand shoulder high. “I drove to the office one weekend ...