Jimmy Carter, a lifelong Baptist, left a legacy of faithfulness, compassion and justice
Baptist leaders are remembering Jimmy Carter as an example of faithfulness, compassion and justice and advocate for religious liberty.
Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated
Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery
Jimmy Carter’s children, grandchildren continue legacy
ATLANTA - As the nation mourns the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, attention turns to the family that stood steadfastly by his
Jimmy Carter was alive for 40% of US history
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to live to be 100 years old — a feat made even more incredible by the fact that he was alive for 40% of the nation’s history. When Carter was born in 1924, former President Calvin Coolidge was nearing the end of his first term and was just a month away from his second presidential election.
Jimmy Carter's state funeral service is today: Here's where to watch the memorial
The nation will say goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. Carter's remains will be taken to the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., after lying in state at the Capitol this week.
Five presidents say goodbye to Jimmy Carter
Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered Thursday as a man ahead of his time who leaves his country and the world better off for his service. Georgia’s only president thus far, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100,
Jimmy Carter's funeral: The Honorable Andrew Young's full homily
The Honorable Andrew Young delivered the homily at Jimmy Carter's funeral. Jimmy Carter died in December at age 100. He was the 39th president of the United States.
Jimmy Carter held the highest office in the land. But his faith made him a public servant
Jimmy Carter held the highest office in the land. But his faith made him a public servant - Analysis: Carter navigated the ...
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Two notable interviews may help Southern Baptists reflect on Jimmy Carter
When Plains Baptist Church voted overwhelmingly in the 1950s to bar Blacks and “racial agitators” from membership, Jimmy ...
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Joshua Carter Recalls The Line For Grandfather Jimmy Carter's Always-Packed Sunday School Class "Began Before Sunrise"
Joshua Carter described President Jimmy Carter's legendary devotion to teaching Sunday school in Plains, Georgia, saying that ...
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Don’t Call Him Evangelical — How to Remember Jimmy Carter’s Faith, And How Not To
Jimmy Carter was an evangelical. A liberal evangelical. A liberal evangelical in the age before the Christian Right supported ...
Jimmy Carter Was the First ‘Born Again’ U.S. President
Mr. Carter said his spiritual rebirth was an “evolutionary thing” rather than “a flash of light or a sudden vision of God ...
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Terry Mattingly: Jimmy Carter, Progressive Baptist in the Bible Belt
Jimmy Carter, a progressive Baptist, balanced faith with politics, advocating for church-state separation while evolving on ...
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Jimmy Carter remembered by colleagues, family and friends as a devoted public servant
The service, which lasted roughly two hours, was packed with heartfelt and vivid remembrances that recalled both a powerful ...
The faith of Jimmy Carter: A born-again Christian who practiced his own version of progressive evangelicalism
Carter was one of the most explicitly religious presidents, but his rise in politics came during a transformative era in American Christianity.
Jimmy Carter fondly recalled childhood visits to Birmingham
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn visited a Habitat For Humanity community in Fairfield, Ala., Friday October 8, 2010 to help put the finishing touches on the home of Ted and Wanda ...
Live Updates: Jimmy Carter Returns to Georgia for a Final Farewell
A family funeral service will be held for the 39th president before he is buried beside his wife. President Biden, one of the ...
Presidents, Baptists, and women: reviewing fact checks of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter's presidency -- and his promise to never tell a lie -- predated PolitiFact's 2007 birth. Nevertheless, we fact-checked several statements the 39th president made after leaving the White ...
How Jimmy Carter helped the religious right’s rise to power
Devoutness wasn't always an important feature in a presidential candidate. That all changed after Carter professed his “born ...