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Generations of believers have been inspired by Charles M. Sheldon's classic novel about the members of one small-town church who dare to live their everyday lives for Christ. In this powerful new edition, Sheldon's sometimes difficult-to-understand phrasings and outdated expressions have been beautifully updated in modern language. New notes are included for individual or small-group study. .

In this wonderful story of a homeless man seeking human compassion, we are confronted with this idea: Do not do anything without first asking, 'What would Jesus do?'" This challenge is the theme of the novel and is its driving force to change the heart of everyone who reads it. A never-to-be-forgotten read, IN HIS STEPS is a long-time bestseller, selling more than 30,000,000 copies, and ranks as the 39th best-selling book of all time.

A classic Christian tale, "In His Steps," has sold over 30 million copies over its 100 plus years of existence. A pastor and his church promises not to make any major decision for a year without first asking what Jesus would have done. The storyline follows the pastor and several of his congregation, as they struggle with what it means to balance faith and works on a day-to-day basis. It's a classic theme for every generation.

In His Steps was the most successful novel of the Social Gospel genre and is the book that first posed the question "What would Jesus do?" The book sold in the millions and caused controversy in Christian religious circles. The popularity combined with the controversy made "What would Jesus do?" a permanent part of the American experience towards the end of the nineteenth century. In His Steps follows the members of the First Church as they take the pledge to always ask "What would Jesus do?" before taking action in their daily lives, without regard to what it might do to their personal situation in society. The results are as controversial and thought provoking today as they were when Charles M. Sheldon first read the book to his Sunday evening services of the Central Congregational Church of Topeka Kansas over one hundred years ago. The Kincaid Books edition has been newly typeset and carefully compared to an original copy printed in 1899 by Henry Altemus. The result is a text that is clear and free from both the multiple OCR errors often found in newly typeset editions and the visual distortions often seen in facsimile editions.

Excerpt from In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?For hereunto were ye called; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps.It was Friday morning and the Rev. Henry Maxwell was trying to finish his Sunday morning sermon. He had been interrupted several times and was growing nervous as the morning wore away and the sermon grew very slowly to wards a satisfactory finish.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Why buy our paperbacks? Standard Font size of 10 for all books High Quality Paper Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee BEWARE of Low-quality sellers Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated About In His Steps by Charles Monroe Sheldon In His Steps is a best-selling religious fiction novel written by Charles Monroe Sheldon. First published in 1896, the book has sold more than 30,000,000 copies, and ranks as one of the best-selling books of all time. The full title of the book is In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?. Though variations of the subtitle "What would Jesus do" have been used by Christians for centuries as a form of imitatio dei, the imitation of God, it gained much greater currency following publication of the book. Chicago Advance, the original publisher, failed to register the copyright in the proper form. Other publishers took advantage of this, publishing the book without paying the author royalties. Thus lower prices and multiple publishers led to larger sales.

Excerpt from In His Steps TodayAlso, as a result of the story, a great many people in difierent parts of the world began to try to fillow the Steps ofjesus, and asle the question, What Would He Do in all conditions ofli/e to day?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

2010 Reprint of 1899 Edition. First published in 1896, the fictional book has sold more than 30,000,000 copies, and ranks as the 39th best-selling book of all time. In 1896 Sheldon developed a sermon story that he read as a weekly series from the pulpit of his church in Topeka, Kansas. The unifying theme of these sermons was based on posing the question, "what would Jesus do?" when facing moral decisions. The theme of the sermons was later fictionalized into the novel In His Steps. The central ethos of the novel was not about personal redemption but about moral choices related to encountering circumstances of poverty and deprivation. Sheldon's own parish work became identified with the Social Gospel, an expression of early Liberal Christianity.

The source of the popular slogan "What Would Jesus Do?" - found everywhere today from key chains to the pages of Rolling Stone magazine - can be traced back to the 1896 publication of In His Steps. Soon after its publication In His Steps was popping up everywhere - from comic books to plays - and had a circulation greater than any book other than the Bible. Sheldon presents "a Christ for the common people. A Christ who belongs to the rich and poor, the ignorant and learned, the old and young, the good and the bad." He asks us to consider what Jesus would do if He were in our shoes. This profound book urges readers in the direction of Jesus' words, "take up your cross and follow Me." Relevant to readers today, it asks us to set our eyes on God instead of being led astray. Chose the path Jesus would have chosen. Live the life He lived. Walk in His steps.