Cotton Patch for the KingdomClarence Jordan's Demonstration Plot at Koinonia Farm by Ann Louise Coble |
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"This book gives you an in-depth look at and a real understanding of the man Clarence Jordan and the Koinonia "experiment." You’ll be moved by what you read here and, I hope, changed to be more like Jesus." --Millard Fuller, from the Foreword
When Clarence Jordan left seminary and started Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, in the early 1940s, his living the biblical dream did not go unnoticed. Koinonia Farm was dedicated to pacifism when World War II raged, to racial equality in the southern heartland, and to community living in midst of American individualism.
In this new interpretation and analysis of Clarence Jordan, Ann Louise Coble discovers a life and a community wholly connected to Jesus Christ, with a vision to create a "demonstration plot for the kingdom of God."
"Coble has given us an accurate, highly engaging introduction to the life story of Jordan and the Koinonia Farm community. Reading this book has inspired me to turn to the theme of incarnational discipleship in a new way." --Glen H. Stassen, Fuller Theological Seminary
About the Author
Ann Louise Coble teaches Christian education and religion at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Coble did her master’s work at Covenant Seminary and Gordon-Conwell Seminary. She received her Ph.D. from St. Louis University.