The Cotton Patch Evidence
The Story of Clarence Jordan and the Koinonia Farm Experiment (1942–1970)
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2011
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Publisher's Description
The story of Koinonia Farm and Clarence Jordan is as important today as it was in 1971 when Dallas Lee first recorded the history, shortly after Jordan's death. This is a story of the enduring witness of Christian communal living that continues to influence the faithful around the world. In 1942, Clarence and others set out to live as the early apostles, following Christ's teaching and sharing all things in common. Everyone was welcome. When word spread that a Negro farmhand shared their communal table, the consequences exploded fast and hard as the Ku Klux Klan came calling with bombs, gunfire, and boycott. This edition concludes with a new afterword by director of Koinonia Farm Bren Dubay that highlights the continuity of Koinonia's original mission today, despite all the challenges and changes since 1942.
Endorsements (5)
“Clarence Jordan's spiritual pilgrimage is told engagingly and effectively, with the kind of humor, earthiness, and realism that were so much a part of Clarence. . . . Here was a man who lived his faith 'in scorn of the consequences.' He was, indeed, a man for our times.”
“A fiery furnace of a story, of blazing journalistic chops and storytelling magic. Lee is the Luke to Koinoinia's incarnation of the Gospel.”
“An unflinching look at Christian persecution on a south Georgia farm, Dallas Lee's account of Koinonia Farm and Clarence Jordan is a must-read for anyone interested in matters of faith, justice, and relevant religion.”
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