Project Gutenberg 2007-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 76 Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir 1865 1940 Grenfell, Wilfred T. 11026212 What the Church Means to Me A Frank Confession and a Friendly Estimate by an Insider Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Stacy Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "What the Church Means to Me" by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell is a personal reflection and manifesto written in the early 20th century. This thought-provoking work centers on the role and significance of the church, emphasizing a broad understanding of community and spiritual service over rigid doctrinal divides. Grenfell, an influential medical missionary, shares his insights about how the church can be a vehicle for compassion, social justice, and communal support in a world that desperately needs these qualities. In the book, Grenfell articulates his vision of a church that transcends traditional denominational barriers, advocating for a sense of unity among all who strive to embody Christ's teachings through their actions. He critiques the failures of established religious organizations that have prioritized privilege and orthodoxy over genuine service to humanity. Through his experiences working in regions like Labrador, Grenfell illustrates the transformative power of faith when anchored in acts of charity and humanitarianism. His call for a more dynamic and socially responsible church resonates with the ongoing struggles for faith in the modern world, encouraging believers to focus not on creed but on the practical aspects of love and service to all. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Church Church work BV Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 59847 59852 2024-10-09T09:52:33.550744 2023-09-09T11:28:10.640728 text/html text/html 57011 2021-01-02T16:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 38620 2021-01-02T16:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 123474 2024-10-09T09:52:38.863646 application/epub+zip 121850 2024-10-09T09:52:36.488672 application/epub+zip 87440 2024-10-09T09:52:35.336653 application/epub+zip 224895 2024-10-09T09:52:40.591636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216697 2024-10-09T09:52:38.169666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178025 2022-09-10T06:50:00.259880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50777 50681 2024-10-09T09:52:33.199673 2023-09-09T11:28:10.452728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50626 2021-01-02T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 20471 2021-01-02T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 50618 2021-01-02T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20447 2021-01-02T16:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21637 2024-10-09T09:52:40.714643 application/rdf+xml 13787 2024-10-09T09:52:35.873652 image/jpeg 3699 2024-10-09T09:52:35.602654 image/jpeg 120825 2024-10-09T09:52:33.560675 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia