This is a quick read that is worth the time if you want to think about the balance between faith, work, politics and everyday life. I have been reading about presidents starting with Richard Nixon and studied the Carter administration during and after his term in office. Writing more than 35 years after he left office this will give you look at what shaped him, his accomplishments and his failures. All were shaped by and a part of his ongoing faith development. While I don't agree with everythin...

Ultimately I liked this audible book read by President Carter himself. Say what you will about his presidency but I've always thought he was such a good, honorable person that I was intrigued by his thoughts on the broader sense of faith in life and not just in a religious context. Hearing him read his own words was comforting somehow. And even though I felt that the book was a bit rambling at times, overall I enjoyed his thoughts on faith, both religious and in general.

PC and waffling, this book adds nothing to the political or theological conversation.By "faith", he apparently means conviction about something, whether it's really true or not. "To me God is the existence of all that is good and my belief in God induces a pleasant feeling of responsibility to act accordingly. To believe in God is to desire his existence and what is more to act as though he existed.”He quotes the Bible a lot, but it is not his authority. It doesn't determine his politics, but vi...

I call President Carter that last great statesman of our time, a man of humility, deep faith, and a steadfast commitment to serving humanity and making the world a better place. We could all learn so much from him and improve life for all by following his model. Thank you, President Carter.

Carter's newest book is remarkable for so many reasons, including the fact that he packs an enormous amount of thought into a relatively short space. Oh, to be back in the day of such a thoughtful, caring leader, whose understanding of the world is based on wide reading, a degree in nuclear physics, and life experiences among the working poor. This is going to be used in a discussion group, and it should lead to a great conversation.

Short Thoughts: I picked up Faith for two reasons, first I picked up President Carter: The White House Years when it was on sale a few weeks ago and I wanted to read another short book by Carter before I started a fairly long and detailed history of his presidency. I also picked up Faith as an audiobook because he won a Grammy for the book, his third win and fourth nomination.As much as I like Carter, and appreciate what he was trying to do here, this was not his best book. A Full Life: Reflecti...

I highly recommend listening to President Carter read this spiritual autobiography in his own words. He elucidates the meaning of faith in his own life and extrapolates it to a larger context, demonstrating how faith is not necessarily religious, but can encompass faith in individuals, communities, institutions, science, and the larger world. Told with candor and humility, as he freely admits where his understanding falls short, it is a remarkable look at how he has made faith-based decisions in...

My new motto is “What would Jimmy do?”

The insight I gleaned from this book was that Faith is based on relationship. Faith is not what we have but what we do. That idea alone was well worth the read. The book was great when Mr Carter wrote about spirituality but I felt as if some of it was about justifying his Baptist faith versus Catholicism and a large part of it was extolling his actions during and after his Presidency--which are laudable but it sort of smacked of self aggrandizement at times.

President Carter is a national treasure. Typical of many of his books, he addresses here how his personal faith has informed and sustained him throughout his life. The country was facing a lot of really hard choices in the ‘70s in the economy and energy and foreign policy. Carter didn’t hesitate to make those hard choices, and he did so at great political cost to himself in many cases. How do you measure the success of a presidency? Of Carter it has been said: He told the truth, obeyed the law,

Though this book should have been finished mere days after my beginning it, a lot has occurred over the last few months, and, as 2020 will be, things have been hectic and distracting, to say the least. Jimmy Carter has been somewhat of an anomaly to me; growing up I hardly realized he was still living, and even to this day can forget that he's still out there doing good behind the scenes. He's taken on a grandfatherly, respected role in my estimation now, and it seems that much of the nation fee...

My respect for this man continually grows.

God bless Jimmy Carter. He is a great American. But his book was disappointing. The chapters don't really follow the theme of the chapter name or even have much of a structure. Each chapter is a meandering mishmash of memoir and shibboleths. There were a few gems, but mostly I felt like I wasted my time reading this.Like my reviews? Check out my blog at http://www.kathrynbashaar.com/blog/Author of The Saint's Mistress: https://www.bing.com/search?q=amazon....

Jimmy Carter is such an inspiration and the most underrated US president. As he writes, "faith is not just a noun but also a verb," and he truly exemplifies that philosophy, always living his faith and demonstrating his commitment to his values through action. I read this book while waiting outside of President Carter's church in Plains, Georgia to attend the Sunday school class he teaches (I had to show up at 4am to get in, and the book is quite short, so I was able to read most of it during th...

I have begun the Lenten season with Pres. Carter's latest book, this a very Christian exposition of what faith means in his life. He writes very clearly about the power of faith, not just in his own life but in the life of the US and of the world. He does tend to jump around a bit...but overall this is a book to make people stop and think. And it's not only for Christians-anyone can benefit from his insights.

I had never read a book by Jimmy Carter before though I'm very interested to read his book Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis after reading this book. This novel is called Faith: A Journey For All and in the book Carter discusses his own walk as a Christian. He has lived a long life and has been serving the Lord since he was a young boy. I think he truly understands the Bible and has shown great love to others. His story about refusing to join the White Council, a group against Black

Equal parts biography, political treatise and spiritual testimony, President Carter shares his unique viewpoint on faith in day-to-day life. I especially enjoyed the section where he listed off the scholars he studied during the formation of his beliefs up through current day. His expression of his faith through loving service of those in need is inspiring.

President Carter is one of the greatest statesman of our time, a man of humility, faith, and commitment to higher values than politics. I became involved nearly 30 years ago with Habitat for Humanity due to his example. Some will argue his effectiveness as President. However, I believe history will be kind to him. His work and writing post presidency defines the man and this book is as good as any that describes the man and his thinking. Although much of this book has been written and said befor...

Excellent book by a wonderful man. Kept thinking, this is what we need in a leader. This is such a humble man before God. The book is full of inspiring thoughts mixed with real life experiences and wonderfully appropriate quotes.

There was really no rhyme or reason to this. Lots of quoting scripture but it didn't really tie into anything.