This is a collection of short biographies of the greatest spiritual stars of the last 1000 years. Arranged chronologically, they range from St Anselm to Martin Luther King. Some of the greatest living scholars have contributed to this series - Eamon Duffy on Dante, Rowan Williams on St John of the Cross, Owen Chadwick on Newman and David McLellan on Simone Weil. The book includes many charming surprises, for within the category of Spiritual Stars are included Johann Sebastian Bach, Hildegard of Bingen, Fra Angelico and Blaise Pascal. Here is a vision of holiness and sanctity burningly relevant to the needs and preoccupations of modern times.

Foreword by: Mary Macaleese