Mr. President The Class Is Yours

<p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1)>Between stints as a Sunday School teacher at Plains Baptist Church and Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains Georgia Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States and-on at least 17 Sunday mornings-the leader of Bible study with the Couples Class at the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington D.C.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1)>For the first time the 14 known recordings of President Carter's Sunday School lessons are transcribed here in </span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1)>Mr. President The Class Is Yours </em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1)>and introduced with the historical context of the issues confronting the President outside the church walls-from the collapse of the toxic Love Canal to the near meltdown of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the 444-day captivity of hostages in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1)>In his Sunday School lessons President Carter rarely mentioned current events. Belying the cares of his office Carter's words show him to be a consummate Bible teacher deeply knowledgeable about the scriptural text and adept at uncovering practical applications within each text. At the same time the President was personable engaging and frequently humorous.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1)>Whether you're a Bible student a historian or simply an admirer of Jimmy Carter each of the lessons in this book contains a gem of insight into a great Sunday School teacher who just happened to have a terrible day job. </span></p>