Faith: A Journey For All [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Carter, Jimmy

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2018

About this Item

As new condition white boards/white spine/gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Jimmy Carter; Author Dedication; Author's Note; Introduction; Afterword; Acknowledgments; General Index; and Index of Scripture; and About the Author. "Throughout my ninety-three years, my faith in other people, concepts, and things has provided necessary stability as I have enjoyed mostly happy times and gratifying accomplishments. As an adult, I moved from a naval career to farming, to business, to politics, and, since the end of my presidency, to a challenging and enjoyable life as a college professor, a private citizen with worldwide interest through The Carter Center, an author, an aspiring craftsman and artist, and to the mostly pleasant responsibilities of a senior citizen with a large family. I have been blessed with a loving and enduring marriage and have attained many of the goals I set for myself as a young man. Some of my career changes were of my own choosing, and others have been forced on me by what I considered at the time to be disappointments or complete failures. Throughout these years, my faith as a Christian has provided the necessary stability in my life. Come to think of it, stability is not exactly the right word, because to have faith in something is an inducement not to dormancy but to action. TO ME, FAITH IS NOT JUST A NOUN BUT ALSO A VERB." - from the rear outer cover. "In this powerful reflection, President Jimmy Carter contemplates how faith has sustained him in happiness and disappointiment. He considers how we may find it in our own lives. All his life, President Jimmy Carter has been a courageious exemplar of faith. Now he shares the lessons he's learned. He writes, "The issue of faith arises in almost every area of human existence, so it is important to understand its multiple meanings. In this book, my primary goal is to explore the broader meaning of faith, its far-reaching effect on our lives, and its relationship to past, present, and future events in America and around the world. I also emphasize the religious aspects of faith since this is how the word is most often used, and I have included a description of the ways my own faith has guided and sustained me, as well as how it has challenged and driven me to seek a closer and better relationship with people and with God." As President Carter examies faith's many meanings, he describes how to accpet it, live it, how to doubt and find faith again. A serious and moving witness from one of America's most admired and respected citizens." -- from the inner front jacket flap.

Seller Inventory # 006503

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Faith: A Journey For All [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 2018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine