Nicky Gumbel: messiah or Machiavelli? August 28, 2009 by Fulcrum 'Is Nicky Gumbel, the mastermind of Alpha, a messiah, a Machiavelli, or just a nice man with marmalade on his trousers?', Islington Alpha course, by Adam Rutherford, Comment is free belief, Guardian online, 28 August 2009 FulcrumShareTweetShare