Jimmy Carter is a good man. He was also a good President, in spite of what many will say. He did the best he could with the issues he was given, as all Presidents' do. Being the President of the US, is not a job I would want. The fate of too many good and honest people rest on that office holders' shoulder. Each of our President's are human, none of them are perfect, yet we judge them on their perfection, a scale by which none of us dare to measure ourselves by first.

It would be so much easier to like organized religion if it were as Jimmy Carter envisions and practices it. I was lucky enough to read this book in time for a signing he did in St. Louis in January 1997. My copy is signed, and I got to meet him, which was immensely humbling.

I have had this book on my shelf for quite a while, but had never gotten around to opening it up. Sadly, Jimmy Carter in the news recently reminded me of it. In this book, President Carter gives a great overview of his Christian faith and how it has informed and affected him over the course of his many careers. Although his beliefs are a bit traditional and dated for me, i came away from this book with a great respect and reverence for how he translated his faith into action and good, instead of...

Having read Carter’s excellent memoir, ‘An Hour Before Dawn,’ I decided to tackle this book, which was among those in my late mother’s library. In its way, this is another memoir, a spiritual memoir one might say.It is, however, a far less cohesive narrative. Following some exposition of the roots of his Christian faith, he uses the balance of the book to speak of that faith in action, primarily in his post-presidential life, in such endeavors as Habitat for Humanity and the Carter Center. All o...

Outstanding very readable and inspirational book. Picked this up at the Carter Library on a recent trip to Atlanta and glad I did. Especially enjoyed the chapters relating faith in leadership and justice. Pretty heavy the way he relates faith to just about everything including the origins of the universe. Definitely have a healthier respect for Jimmy Carter after reading this book.

Former President Jimmy Carter's 1996 autobiographical book "Living Faith" is based on life experiences that influenced his Sunday school lessons. The book reflects his personal commitments which are challenging, innovative, and in his words --"fills me with joy and peace". I found his writing inspiring and very interesting.

Jimmy Carter not only served as President of the United States in the post-Watergate years but also taught a mean Sunday school class. This book, based around some of those lessons but written as a personal narrative is very helpful in understanding the contours of Jimmy Carter's faith. Two things stood out to me. One is that Jimmy Carter has had a genuine personal encounter with Christ. Two is that he is strongly convinced that it is not enough to profess faith in Christ if one does not live th...

Jimmy Carter tells about his faith throughout his life, starting with his early childhood, his early naval career, and then when he returns to his hometown in Georgia. He talks about faith is working for justice, and the civil rights movement, his faith by action such as through Habitat for Humanity, and his hope for peace and his work for it through his organization. I learned a lot about the former president and his faith.

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This is a wonderful perspective from a man who happened to be President of the United States. His life, from boyhood to post-presidency, has been carved and molded by his strong Christian beliefs. There is so much I learned about this man that has changed my opinion of why he handled issues during his presidency the way that he did. The Carter Center, too, is so much more than a presidential library and his work with Habitat for Humanity is one of his many passions. I really enjoyed this book an...

Religion is all too often viewed in a negative light these days; Jimmy Carter's book Living Faith does a good job of show the positive effects religion can have. Carter reiterates time and time again that "We need God's presence at all times - not just when life is at its most difficult." (Page 33). This is central to all of Carter's ideas; he likes to mention how he has evolved into a better man in every period of his life due to his constant relationship with God. A specific example Carter giv...

"Christians can buttress their arguments on almost any subject by emphasizing certain selected Scripture verses then claiming that they should be applied universally. But when we do this, we're using the Bible as a rationalization for our personal preferences, which we assume are correct. The resulting divisions are usually based on the presumption of preeminence by one group over others: 'God and I are right, and anyone who diagrees with us is wrong.' I'm always concerned about such 'true belie...

I have a lot of respect for President Jimmy Carter, more for his continuing efforts towards world peace and his work with Habitat for Humanity than for anything else. I knew that he was a Christian, but I didn't really know much about his beliefs or his life. So I was pleased to find this audiobook in the library book sale.While we don't share all the same beliefs, I really found so much to admire about Carter in this book. He hasn't always had an easy path in life. He talks about his decision t...

I am always impressed by President Carter's books and this one was no exception. The best point I took away from this book was the same one from the sermons Sunday Morning in Plains.Followers of Jesus must remember that love is the greatest of all things and that is how we lead others to Christ, not exclusion or judgement.

i am convinced jimmy carter is one of the best all around people of this generation. living faith is an inspiring book about how a person should conduct him or herself in the face of trying times. the book has a lot of corny parts but president carter pulls off the message still. there's clearly a lot of scripture and verse in the text, but it doesn't read like he's pushing his particular religion. rather he honestly tells how his faith has continued to help him grow as a person. one can really

Rambling spiritual memoir. It might have been more interesting if I'd read it together with a more systematically focused source about Baptist religion or about Carter's life, which this book could have helped put in perspective. But by itself, I found it neither very informative nor very provocative.

In this book President Carter talks about how his faith and values have shapedhis life. This book is 5 star must read book.

This book has a lot going for it: nicely packaged, well-written, thoughtful, candid. At times I really enjoyed it. But overall I found it a little disappointing. Carter endless boasting is too much to stomach. The most helpful aspect of this book was to understand better the contours of Carter's personal theology. What is very clear is that by any classical standard Carter may be a committed Christian but he is no evangelical. His beliefs include: Homosexual practice is acceptable (p.187), Bibli...

A clear statement about his faith and how he has tried to live that faith out throughout his life. Though I disagree with him on some issues, and did not vote for him in either 76 or 80, I have a very high regard for him and the work he has done since he left the White House