---
title: 'The Sunny Side of Christianity'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Charles Henry Parkhurst'
date: 1901-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
scriptures:
- 'John 15'
- 'Acts 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/parkhurst-1901-the-sunny-side-of-christianity
---

# The Sunny Side of Christianity

Parkhurst insists Christianity's aim is to form Christlike affections: heart-conversion and love, not merely doctrinal assent or intellectual change. The church's task is to shape character by cultivating love.

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