What religion was Jimmy Carter? Former president's beliefs laid bare at funeral
Carter, an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, is being honored with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
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 speaking.”
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 House.
Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral
On Jan. 9, after lying in state in the National Capitol rotunda, the former president arrived at the National Cathedral for a state funeral service.
LIVE
Live Updates: Jimmy Carter Is Remembered for His Integrity and Humanitarianism
A state funeral for the 39th president on Thursday will bring together all five living presidents and feature a eulogy from President Biden.
Former presidents arrive at Jimmy Carter's funeral
Presidents Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C.
Jimmy Carter’s gravesite in Plains, Georgia
The Washington Post’s Kevin Sullivan described his experience visiting what would become former president Jimmy Carter’s gravesite in Plains, Georgia.
Playbook: Jimmy Carter’s final accord
For a fleeting moment today, official Washington’s muscle memory will override its fast-twitch, knee-jerk partisanship as a distinctly American tableau plays out for former President JIMMY CARTER’s funeral.
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 ...
Kentucky Today1d
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 ...
Baptist News Global10d
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 ...
Religion Dispatches22h
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 ...
Rome News-Tribune3h
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 ...
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 embodied the ‘road not taken’ by many White evangelical Christians
As the world pays homage to former President Jimmy Carter, some people overlook a primary source of inspiration for his ...
Jimmy Carter’s Commitment to Religious Liberty Should Guide Us All
Lesser known, and particularly relevant for American politics today, is our 39th president’s commitment to the Baptist value ...
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 ...