Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter (and hope) in the news
By Martin E. Marty — May 15, 2018
A casual observer of the news scene in recent years may get the impression that Mr. Carter has been quietly receding from it. One scan of headlines on my computer, however, quickened counter-impressions.
Why this conservative bastion chose a liberal evangelical icon for its commencement speech
By Adam Laats — April 25, 2018
(The Conversation) — The long-standing dream of conservative evangelical universities like Liberty is to be more than a niche school, writes Adam Laats.
Jimmy Carter, 93, talks about his new book: ‘Faith’
By Adelle M. Banks — April 13, 2018
(RNS) — The former president also told RNS about his plans to speak at Liberty University and cutting back on his Sunday school teaching.
Former President Carter writing book about religious faith
By Yonat Shimron — January 18, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday (Jan. 17) that Carter's "Faith: A Journey for All" will tell of how religion has sustained him and what role it plays in society.
A Bible study led by 92-year-old Jimmy Carter is a sight to behold
By Dave Schechter — July 31, 2017
PLAINS, Ga. (RNS) — Waiting for Jimmy are many of Maranatha’s 130 members, along with a few hundred visitors from across the U.S. and three young women from China.
Mattis is OK, but Ellison isn’t?
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 7, 2016
Keith Ellison and "Mad Dog" Mattis have both been critical of Israel. Guess which one has gotten a free pass.
The year of the ‘none’
By Mark Silk — September 23, 2016
After 40 years, we're entering a new era in American religious politics.
The perils of ex-presidential good works
By Mark Silk — August 26, 2016
Jimmy Carter paved the way for the Clinton Foundation's troubles.
Jimmy Carter pushes for interracial Baptist cooperation
By Adelle M. Banks — June 2, 2016
(RNS) His work to bring Baptists of different races together nationwide is morphing into grass-roots attempts to address community needs.
Jimmy Carter tells Sunday school class his grandson has died
By USA Today Network — December 21, 2015
PLAINS, Ga. -- Just hours after the death, Carter turned to his church, which sustained him through his cancer treatment, to teach Sunday school.
No signs of cancer, Jimmy Carter announces
By Reuters — December 6, 2015
The former president, 91, told his Sunday school class in Plains Ga., that recent scans showed no evidence of cancer, new or old.
Former President Carter mediating dispute between Martin Luther King heirs
By Reuters — October 7, 2015
ATLANTA (Reuters) King's sons want to sell their father's Bible and Nobel Peace Prize medal, while the late civil rights leader's surviving daughter, Bernice King, opposes the sale, calling the items "sacred."
Crowd packs former President Carter’s Sunday school after his cancer spreads
By Reuters — August 23, 2015
ATLANTA (Reuters) The theme of the lesson was love, Carter told the 300 people who filled the church's sanctuary, after briefly alluding to his health.
Former President Jimmy Carter says he has cancer
By Reuters — August 13, 2015
(Reuters) The former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body.
Jimmy Carter: Jesus would approve of gay marriage
By Lori Grisham — July 8, 2015
"I think Jesus would encourage any love affair if it was honest and sincere and was not damaging to anyone else," the former president said.
