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What happens when a comfortable church promises to let one question change how its members earn, spend and live?
A stranger enters First Church in Raymond, a prosperous Midwestern town, and unsettles its comfortable Sunday. Shaken by his words, pastor Henry Maxwell challenges his congregation to make a pledge: ask what Jesus would do before acting. In Charles M. Sheldon's In His Steps, that question reaches beyond worship into offices, shops and the town newspaper.
Editor Edward Norman reconsiders how he runs the Daily News. Singer Rachel Winslow faces expectations of fame and comfort, while Virginia Page wonders how to use inherited wealth well. For railroad official Alexander Powers and merchant Milton Wright, the same pledge tests business practices. Income, standing and the approval of friends are at stake as belief becomes a daily choice.
What you’ll discover
- A Sunday unsettled Enter a respectable church where a stranger's words challenge the comfort of its members.
- The cost of honesty Follow Edward Norman as his pledge makes him question the newspaper he runs.
- A gift under scrutiny Consider Rachel Winslow's choice between expectations of fame and the demands of her pledge.
- Wealth with a purpose Join Virginia Page as she asks how to use her inheritance well, without show.
- Faith at work Explore how a shared Christian commitment raises difficult questions about workers, customers and company practices.
Who will love it
For readers curious about American Christian life, the social gospel and how belief shapes daily work, and anyone who enjoys a story built on a single idea.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A stranger interrupts a comfortable Sunday
- Maxwell asks his church to make a pledge
- The editor learns what honesty costs
- Talent, wealth and work meet the question
- Obedience brings loss, doubt and a wider circle
- How the book is told and why it lasted
Who’s who
- Henry MaxwellThe pastor of First Church in Raymond, a kind and careful man who is shaken by a stranger's words and challenges his congregation.
- Edward NormanThe editor of the Daily News, who asks what Jesus would do in running a newspaper and faces the cost to his business.
- Rachel WinslowA young woman with a fine singing voice who must decide how to use her gift.
- Virginia PageA young woman who has inherited wealth and wonders how to use it well and without show.
- Alexander PowersA railroad official who tests the practices of his company against his pledge.
- Milton WrightA merchant who asks how to treat his workers and customers fairly after taking the pledge.
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Nei suoi passi
by Charles M. Sheldon · 1896
A stranger enters a comfortable church, and a congregation's pledge puts faith, work and money to the test.
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In His Steps is a novel by Charles M. Sheldon, an American minister in Topeka, Kansas.
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A stranger interrupts a comfortable Sunday
The novel opens in a town called Raymond, in the American Midwest. The church at the center of the story is First Church, a respectable congregation with a good choir and well-dressed members. Its pastor is the Reverend Henry Maxwell, a kind and careful preacher who writes his sermons with great attention. He is liked, and he likes his work.
One Sunday, after the sermon, a poor man who is out of work stands up in the church. He speaks quietly, not angrily. He says that he has heard many Christians talk about following Jesus, and he wonders what that means to people who do not seem to notice those who are hungry and without a job. His words are plain, and they land on a room that had not expected to be questioned.
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What is In His Steps about?
It follows a church in the town of Raymond whose members promise to ask what Jesus would do before every action for a year. The novel shows how that promise affects their work, money and public lives.
What does What Would Jesus Do mean in the book?
It is a test of conduct. Each person must stop before acting, ask honestly what Jesus would do in that exact situation, and then act on the answer even if it costs them.
Who wrote In His Steps and when?
Charles M. Sheldon, an American minister, wrote it. It appeared in 1896 and began as stories he read aloud to his congregation in Topeka, Kansas, before it was printed as a book.
The author
Charles M. Sheldon
1857–1946 · American minister and novelist
Charles M. Sheldon (1857–1946) was an American minister and writer. He was born in Wellsville, New York, and served as pastor of Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kansas, from 1889 to 1919. He wrote the novel In His Steps, published in 1896. He died in Topeka.
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