The Farmer with a PhD in Greek

In 1942, Clarence Jordan held a doctorate in Greek New Testament from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He could have pastored a prestigious church or lectured in marble halls. Instead, he bought 440 acres of depleted farmland outside Americus, Georgia, and founded Koinonia Farm — an interracial community where Black and white families worked side by side, shared meals at the same table, and split the harvest equally.…