The Cotton Patch Evidence
Author | : Dallas M. Lee |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2011-08-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781610976428 |
ISBN-13 | : 1610976428 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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. Ê 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. Ê This edition concludes with a new afterword by director of Koinonia Farm Bren Dubay that highlights the continuity of Koinonia's originalÊmission today, despite all the challenges and changes since 1942.