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| − | '''Charles Monroe Sheldon''' was a clergyman, author, and prominent figure in the [[Social Gospel]] movement. He is best known for coining the phrase | + | '''Charles Monroe Sheldon''' was a clergyman, author, and prominent figure in the [[Social Gospel]] movement. He is best known for coining the phrase "[[What would Jesus Do?]]" |
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| − | He was born February 20, 1857, in Wellsville New York. | + | He was born on February 20, 1857, in Wellsville New York. In 1889, he became the pastor of the Central congregational church of Topeka Kansas.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6jABAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA180 Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography], 1914</ref> He died on February 24, 1946. |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:32, September 29, 2019
Charles Monroe Sheldon was a clergyman, author, and prominent figure in the Social Gospel movement. He is best known for coining the phrase "What would Jesus Do?"
Life
He was born on February 20, 1857, in Wellsville New York. In 1889, he became the pastor of the Central congregational church of Topeka Kansas.[1] He died on February 24, 1946.
Works
- In His Steps: "What Would Jesus Do?", (1897)
- The Reformer, (1902)