This is a book about the values and experiences that have shaped my life, and how the religious beliefs I inherited have been transformed into a living faith. I have waited a long time to write these words, because religion is a private matter-and my own faith has been the subject of much public speculation. Yet I think that my close relationship with God is something I share with many Americans of different traditions.
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and also a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2002 for his yearlong efforts for peace and human rights.
