About the book: 2011 / For today's Christians, the despair of the two disciples who left Jerusalem after the crucifixion of Christ reflects many aspects of the post-Christian context. However, this story also resonates with the experience of modern humanists, who have their own reasons for doubt, and with the experiences of many Muslims who are also ready to enter into dialogue with us on the road to Emmaus. Each chapter of this book reflects one aspect of this biblical story and ends with a “message from the road to Emmaus”, in which world-famous authors - Albert Camus, Jacques Ellul, Tatiana Goricheva and Edith Black - share their thoughts on the topic under discussion. The result is a lively dialogue between faith and unbelief, reflecting both real despair and renewed hope. David Smith teaches Urban Mission and Global Christianity at the International Christian College, Glasgow. He previously headed Northumbria Bible College and was co-director of the Whitfield Institute in Oxford. He was repeatedly invited to teach courses in various seminaries in Africa and Asia, and for several years he taught at the Theological College. Samuel Bill in Nigeria. Books he has written include Transforming the World? Transforming the World? the Social Impact of liritish Evangelicalism (1998), Crying in the Wilderness (2000), Mission After Christendom (2003) and Against the Tide: Christianity and Missionary Work in an Age of Globalization»