More Than a President: Sundays with Jimmy Carter

A never-before-published collection of Sunday school lessons from President Carter's historic teaching tenure. Over the course of nearly four decades, thousands of spiritual seekers from around the globe made the unusual pilgrimage to the rural whistlestop of Plains, Georgia, for a remarkable opportunity to glean enduring lessons from Scripture taught by one of the world's most unlikely Sunday School teachers, the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. Through the open-door hospitality of Maranatha Baptist Church, the Plains congregation where Carter maintained a membership for his entire post-presidential life, "Jimmy Carter's Sunday School Class" welcomed crowds of curious folks from a vast variety of faiths, lifestyles, and cultural backgrounds on the search for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to witness a national treasure share his relevant insights from time-tested Scriptures. Always thoughtful, never pretentious, Carter's folksy lessons illustrate how Scripture-inspired love can reach the world beginning right at home. Also included are selected lessons taught at The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., during Carter's four years in the Oval Office. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author and academic Barbara Brown Taylor and an afterword penned by the President's grandson, Jason Carter, More than a President: Sundays with Jimmy Carter offers a treasury of Scriptural insight from a man whose Christian principles informed every aspect of his life. The title is also uniquely distinguished as the first book featuring Carter's words published following his passing in 2024. Read more