When a homeless printer collapses in the aisle of the First Church of Raymond, Rev. Henry Maxwell can never preach the same way again. The following Sunday he invites his congregation to a pledge that will unmake and remake them all: for one year, before every decision, they will ask a single question — What would Jesus do? The pledge is taken. And the town begins to change. A newspaper editor refuses to run the prize-fight coverage that pays his bills. An heiress gives her fortune to reform a slum. A brilliant singer walks away from the concert stage that would have made her rich. A railway superintendent turns evidence on his own company. A shopkeeper trades certain success for uncertain honesty. Their choices ripple outward from Raymond's respectable pews into the tenements of Chicago — and neither the town, nor the wider nation, will ever be the same. First published in 1897 and read by more than thirty million readers across the twentieth century, Charles M. Sheldon's In His Steps is the novel that gave a generation the four-word question that still governs Christian conscience today. It gave rise to the WWJD movement of the 1990s and has continued to shape sermons, Bible studies, and daily decisions for more than a hundred and twenty-five years. WHY THIS HERITAGE EDITION Heritage Christian Classics returns the great works of Christian devotion to modern readers in editions faithful to the author's voice and clear to contemporary eyes. In this restored edition of In His Steps: • Antiquated syntax has been eased for the pace of today's reader. • Spelling has been standardised to modern usage. • Paragraphs have been re-set for clarity and rhythm. • Every scene, every conviction, and every prayer remains as Sheldon set it down. The heart of the book is unchanged. PERFECT FOR • Readers who loved the WWJD movement and want to return to its source. • Book clubs and Bible study groups seeking a novel that provokes real conversation. • Christian fiction readers who want a story with both narrative power and spiritual depth. • Anyone who has ever asked what following Jesus should look like on a Monday morning. Heritage Christian Classics · Book One
