1 gen 1896 anni - Charles Sheldon publishes in his steps

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Social Gospel: A movement to renew religious faith through dedication to public welfare and social justice, reforming both society and the self through faith-based service. Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish denominations and lay leaders all participated

Some Protestants responded to the urban, immigrant challenge by evangelizing among the unchurched. They provided reading rooms, day nurseries, vocational classes, and other services. The goal of renewing religious faith through dedication to justice and social welfare became known as the Social Gospel. Its goals were epitomized by Charles Sheldon’s novel In His Steps (1896), which told the story of a congregation that resolved to live by Christ’s precepts for one year. “If church members were all doing as Jesus would do,” Sheldon asked, “could it remain true that armies of men would walk the streets for jobs, and hundreds of them curse the church, and thousands of them find in the saloon their best friend?”

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