Clarence Jordan by Clarence Jordan

Clarence Jordan by Clarence Jordan

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Clarence Jordan by Clarence Jordan

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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ISBN 13 9781570754975
ISBN 10 1570754977
Title Clarence Jordan
Author Clarence Jordan
Series Modern Spiritual Masters
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orbis Books (USA)
Year published 2009-09-07
Number of pages 176
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