Who was Charles M. Sheldon?
Charles M. Sheldon (1857 - 1946): Confronting the wealthy with the poor–to do what Jesus would do. The author of the famous question “What would Jesus do,” this Congregationalist minister found himself leading a wealthy, complacent late-Victorian church surrounded by a sprawling working class beaten down by poverty into slum housing, “social sins” of various kinds, and spiritual and emotional darkness. Appalled by this social disparity and convicted in his own heart, Sheldon decided to express his feelings and his vision for a better, more Christlike way of living in a novel beloved by millions: In His Steps. A beautiful balance between social gospel and evangelical crusade, this novel still bears reading today.
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