Jan 9, 2025 · Jimmy Carter was the first American president to describe himself as “born again,” now a somewhat quaint term for experiencing a rebirth through a personal relationship with …

The term "born again" leaped into public discourse in America when Jimmy Carter was running for president in 1975 and 1976. The candidate and future president of the United States openly …

Jan 6, 2025 · ‘Born again peanut farmer runs for president’ read the headline on the front cover of Time magazine in 1976 after Jimmy Carter announced his candidacy for the presidency of the …

Oct 1, 2024 · Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday today, and is the first American president to reach this age. To know Jimmy Carter is to witness his lifelong …

Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter referenced Jesus in an interview with Playboy magazine and it cost the Democratic presidential nominee more than he could fathom in the moment. ... “born-again …

Jan 9, 2025 · When Jimmy Carter ran for president in 1976, he mentioned almost casually that he was a “born-again Christian.” In an era before the rise of the Christian Right and “evangelical …

Aug 20, 2015 · When, in 1977, James Earl Carter Jr blew into Washington DC "like a Southern breeze", the 39th President of the United States symbolised a bright, new future. He'd …

Jan 1, 2025 · As a candidate in 1976, Carter described himself as a “born-again Christian.” Based on the New Testament, the reference is routine for many Protestants in the South who believe …

Dec 29, 2024 · A self-declared “born-again Christian,” Carter drew snickers by referring to Scripture in a Playboy magazine interview, saying he “had looked on many women with lust. …

Dec 29, 2024 · He was a frugal born-again Christian who taught Sunday school and was married to the same woman for more than three-quarters of a century. ... Jimmy Carter’s attitude …