Carter was widely known as a man of faith, with his post-presidency defined by images of the Baptist Sunday School teacher ...
Mr. Carter said his spiritual rebirth was an “evolutionary thing” rather than “a flash of light or a sudden vision of God ...
Carter declared that he was no longer a Southern Baptist and threw his support behind a competing movement of moderates.
Former President Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school at a modest church in his hometown of Plains for more than 40 years. On ...
What happened when Carter described his faith to ‘Playboy’ magazine As a candidate in 1976, Carter described himself as a "born-again Christian ... of the lingering racial tensions at Plains Baptist ...
Carter, who died Sunday at 100, was widely known as a man of faith, especially after his long post-presidency became defined by images of the Baptist ... himself as a "born-again Christian." ...
FILE - Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter shakes hands with church-goers outside the Plains Baptist Church, in Plains, Ga., on July 18, 1976. (AP Photo/Peter Bregg, File) ...
Carter talked openly and often in the 1976 campaign about his evangelical “born again” faith, ignoring those who advised him to downplay his beliefs.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Jimmy Carter, a long-time member of the Baptist Church, came to understand the deep divide of race ...
What happened when Carter described his faith to ‘Playboy’ magazine As a candidate in 1976, Carter described himself as a “born-again ... tensions at Plains Baptist Church, they transferred ...