Radcliffe is a Dominican friar who has taught theology at Oxford, became Provincial of the English Province of the Order and then Master of the Order worldwide. He has written a book profoundly Catholic and human and a book that has gone through three printings since its publication last year in 2005. The author asks a challenging question: what is the point of being a Christian? One is pointed to God, who is the point of everything. If one thinks of religion as just "useful" then one has reduced it to just another consumer product. But if we are pointed to God, then this should make a difference to how we live. This is not a moral superiority. Christians are usually no better than anyone else. But the lives of Christians should be marked by some form of hope, freedom, happiness and courage. If they are not then why should anyone believe a word we say?