Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick: The Meaning of Service

This is an excerpt from Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick's "The Meaning of Service:"

"I do not care a rush what denomination you belong to, I do not very much care what special creed you profess, but I do care beyond all expression that the result of that creed in your daily life should be to make you a power for good amongst your fellowmen. . . . ​We hear much talk about creeds, professions of faith and the like; but I want you to remember that ​when God started to write a creed for us, He did it . . . 

" . . . not in words that might change their meaning, but He set before us a life [the life of Jesus Christ], as though to teach us that whereas theology was a science which could be argued about, religion was a life and could only be lived."

Quintin Hogg, Letter to a Boy He Saved

This is an excerpt from Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick's nightstand-reading book entitled: "The Meaning of Service." This is a short book I am currently reading after his book: "The Power to See It Through." An amazing preacher and teacher of talent and insight. I am working on a Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick's Home Page [now available here] to capture his insights and my thoughts on those insights.

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Harry Emerson Fosdick "The Power to See It Through"