The Witness by Grace Livingston Hill is a powerful Christian story about Paul Courtland, a popular college athlete, fraternity president, and successful student. Paul’s life changes after Stephen Marshall, a deeply religious freshman who has been bullied for his faith, dies tragically while trying to save others during a campus fire.
Troubled by his own role in the events leading to Stephen’s death, Paul seeks answers in the young man’s peaceful room and discovers the Christian faith that gave Stephen his courage. As Paul attempts to live according to his new beliefs, he faces temptation, romance, difficult friendships, and another serious tragedy that forces him to choose between his emotions and his faith. This moving vintage novel combines college life, tragedy, spiritual transformation, moral conflict, and wholesome romance.