A true American prophet Clarence Jordan (1912-1969) was reared in the heart of the Southern Baptist Church. He passed up the options of scholarship or traditional ministry to found an interracial Christian community in Americus, Georgia at a time when preaching racial justice and equality could spark violence. His cooperative farm was repeatedly attacked by the KKK and subject to a total economic boycott. Through his sermons and his so-called Cotton Patch version of the Gospels--a "dynamic" translation of his own setting Jesus' life in a Southern context Jordan laid out a revolutionary vision of Christian community
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"The power of Clarence Jordan's words comes mostly from the fact that he lived out the Gospel rather than just preaching it, and he did that with courage and a sense of humor." --Don Mosley, author, With Our Own Eyes
Highly recommended. --Library Journal
Highly recommended. --Library Journal
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Joyce Hollyday served for fifteen years as an associate editor for Sojourners magazine. An ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ, she is the author of several books, including On the Heels of Freedom and co-author with Anne Morrison Welch of Held in the Light: Norman Morrison's Sacrifice for Peace and His Family's Journey of Healing.
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Fresh-squeezed lemonade slakes the thirst, as waves of heat rise from the dusty fields and a red-winged blackbird pierces the still of the afternoon with its shrill song. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, Holy Spirit, New Testament, God Movement, The Letter, Koinonia Farm, God Almighty, Alma Jackson, Carranza Morgan, Sumter County, African American, Supreme Court, The Second Letter New!
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- Sermon on the Mount (Koinonia Publication) by Clarence Jordan on page 17, page 108, and page 131
- Henri Nouwen (Modern Spiritual Masters) by Henri J. M. Nouwen in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Thomas Merton: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) by Thomas Merton in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Rufus Jones: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) by Rufus Matthew Jones in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Mother Teresa: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) by Mother Teresa in Front Matter
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- Interracialism and Christian Community in the Postwar South: The Story of Koinonia Farm by Tracy Elaine K'meyer in Back Matter
- Albert Schweitzer: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters) by James Brabazon in Front Matter
- Caryll Houselander: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters) by Wendy M. Wright in Front Matter
- Dissident Discipleship: A Spirituality of Self-Surrender, Love of God, and Love of Neighbor by David Augsburger on page 209
- Falling for God: Saying Yes to His Extravagant Proposal by Gary W. Moon in Back Matter
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