Clarence Jordan's Cotton Patch Kingdom
In 1942, Clarence Jordan — a man with a doctorate in Greek from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — did something his colleagues found baffling. Instead...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Matthew 5:1-12a.
In 1942, Clarence Jordan — a man with a doctorate in Greek from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — did something his colleagues found baffling. Instead of taking a prestigious pastorate, he bought 440 acres of depleted farmland outside Americus, Georgia, and invited Black and white families to live and work side by side. He called it Koinonia Farm. The response was swift.…
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