This striking book explores, in word and image, the reality of the living church throughout the oikoumene -- the whole inhabited earth. It offers a glimpse of the extraordinary and rich diversity of the Christian world. In powerful visuals and short texts, the stories of people from various churches, communities and cultures are brought to life in a captivating way, and provide windows on the lives of people working, praying, studying and living together, facing their future with joy and pain, and keeping their faith in hope.