Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith [Paperback]

Jimmy Carter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 1999

Former President Jimmy Carter has won the respect and affection of millions for his long career as a humanitarian, a peacemaker, and a model of faith in action. The Sunday school classes he leads at his hometown church in Plains, Georgia, are legendary. "These weekly sessions . . . are remarkable for the ability of regular folks to walk in, grab a seat, and exchange views with the thirty-ninth president of the United States," says The New York Times. "But they are also remarkable for what Mr. Carter has to say."
For Sources of Strength, President Carter has culled fifty-two of his favorite Bible lessons--one for each week of the year--from the fifteen hundred or so he has taught over the decades. A thoughtful and inspiring book, Sources of Strength captured the heart of the country when it was published in hardcover, and became an immediate national bestseller. Now available in paperback, it can be enjoyed on its own or as the companion volume to Carter's bestselling spiritual autobiography, Living Faith. Jimmy Carter was president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He is the author of thirteen other books, including Always a Reckoning, The Virtues of Aging, and Living Faith. In 1982 he founded the Carter Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization in Atlanta that addresses national and international issues of public policy. Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, live in Plains, Georgia.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This companion volume to former President Carter's 1996 acclaimed spiritual autobiography Living Faith (LJ 10/15/96) is a compilation of inspiring Bible lessons culled from the popular adult Sunday school classes he has taught in Georgia for 20 years. They are read by the greatly admired humanitarian and peacemaker himself. Well versed in the Scriptures and their application to daily life, Carter starts each lesson with a Biblical quote and then discusses its relevance today. Stories from his own experiences add a personal touch. With interest in religion on the upswing in America, these tapes will have wide appeal. Highly recommended.?Barbara J. Vaughan, Buffalo State Coll. Lib., N.Y.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"What Carter has done and is doing as an international peacemaker is without compare in the world today. What motivates him to take up this work, with all the personal sacrifices and risks it involves, are his deep spiritual convictions."
--From Irwin Abrams's speech nominating Jimmy Carter for the Nobel Peace Prize

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (October 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812932366
• ISBN-13: 978-0812932362
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #454,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, and served as thirty-ninth President of the United States. He and his wife, Rosalynn, founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization that prevents and resolves conflicts, enhances freedom and democracy, and improves health around the world. He is the author of numerous books, including Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, An Hour Before Daylight and Our Endangered Values. He received a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy Award for his recording of Our Endangered Values. All of President Carter's proceeds from this series will go to the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains, Georgia.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ!, August 2, 1999

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This review is from: Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith (Hardcover)

President Carter impressed me with his Biblical knowledge and being able to tie it back into today's world. His personal stories made this book all the more great because we got to see glimpses of the President's life. He has an awesome faith in God and is an inspiration to us all.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jimmy Carter is a better human being than you are., June 25, 2000

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Eddie Finn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith (Hardcover)

Frankly, I was too preoccupied with college, family, and postgraduate work to pay much attention to politics during the Carter presidency, so I believed the conservative pundits who portrayed Mr. Carter as a "failed president" and an intellectual lightweight. This book proves me to be way off base, as Mr. Carter's honesty, wisdom,integrity, self-effacing good humor, and deeply abiding faith shine through each and every page. To Mr. Carter, Faith implies Action - and it is remarkably refreshing to realize that this ex-President is fully and actively engaged in real life, i.e., teaching Sunday school, mowing the church lawn, hammering nails for Habitat, etc. Lots of down-home, country Christianity here - and while this is not a theology text, I'd bet that there's more practical wisdom than you'd find in, say, 4 or 5 of those. This book works well as a daily devotional, at the bedside, or (as I used it) as a Sunday school text.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL!!!, June 20, 1999

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This review is from: Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith (Hardcover)

This is without a doubt one of the finest books that President Carter has written. It is clear and very easy to read.

I had the great fortune of being able to briefly chat with President Carter about "Sources of Strength", and he told me that these are synopsis of his Sunday School classes that he teaches. He also told me that he has over 1600 more of them. All I can say is, I pray to God that he publishes all of them!