How Jimmy Carter tried to ‘save’ Southern Baptists, his beloved childhood denomination
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100, has been a landmark figure in Southern Baptist politics ...
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 ...
Jimmy Carter’s faith: What religion did he practice?
Jimmy Carter did not shy away from his faith, and he was genuine about it. His religious beliefs guided him during and after ...
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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 ...
Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights
Carter was widely known as a man of faith, with his post-presidency defined by images of the Baptist Sunday School teacher building homes for low-income people.
Opinion | How Jimmy Carter helped the religious right’s rise to power
Jimmy Carter professing his “born again” Christianity paved the way for Jerry Falwell and Ronald Reagan's style of religious ...
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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 fondly recalled childhood visits to Birmingham
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100, was born, raised and died in Georgia, but he had a special place in ...
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Yes, Jimmy Carter carried deep-red Stokes and Surry counties in 1976
President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with the crowd after delivering an address at Wait Chapel concerning the Soviet threat, ...
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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 ...
Peter Johnson: I remember President Jimmy Carter as a quiet, simple, gentle man
Rev. Peter Johnson remembers the quiet, simple and gentle Jimmy Carter, a deeply religious man, committed to the Civil Rights ...