Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith - Hardcover

Carter, Jimmy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812929446 ISBN 13: 9780812929447

Publisher: Times Books, 1997

Synopsis

In the sequel to Living Faith, the former president shares his favorite readings from the Bible, presenting scriptural texts, dealing with themes ranging from family to reconciliation to the transforming power of God's love, accompanied by his personal reflections on their meaning in terms of the challenges of modern life. 200,000 first printing.

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About the Authors

Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth President of the United States.  He is the author of eleven previous books including the national bestseller Always a Reckoning and the acclaimed spiritual autobiography Living Faith.

Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth president of the United States.

From the Inside Flap

President Jimmy Carter has been an avid student and teacher of the Bible. In recent years, the adult Sunday school classes he leads at his hometown Baptist church have become famous the world over. As The New York Times put it, "These weekly sessions...are remarkable for the ability of regular folks to walk in, grab a seat and exchange views with the 39th President of the United States. But they are also remarkable for what Mr. Carter has to say."



Now, this most admired American has selected fifty-two of his favorite Bible meditations from these Sunday gatherings to share with anyone who is searching for new faith...or fuller understanding of a lifelong creed. The result is this remarkable book, Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith.



For Jimmy Carter, as for countless others, Holy Scripture has been a constant companion, a source of inspi

Edition details

• Publisher: Times Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812929446
• ISBN 13: 9780812929447
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252