- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Clarence Jordan (1912-1969)
- Creator:
- Chancey, Andrew S.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-03-11
- Subject:
- Farmers--Georgia--Sumter County
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Sumter County
Clergy--Georgia--Sumter County
Baptists--Clergy
Koinonia Farm
Farms--Georgia--Sumter County - People:
- Jordan, Clarence
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Sumter County, 32.03997, -84.19704
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Clarence Jordan. Clarence Jordan, a white Southern Baptist minister, cofounded Koinonia Farm in Sumter County and translated many New Testament books into the "Cotton Patch" versions, colloquial interpretations set in the American South. Jordan committed his ministry to racial reconciliation and economic justice. A gifted preacher and teacher, he was a popular and frequent speaker at progressive religious gatherings across the United States from the 1940s through the 1960s.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/clarence-jordan-1912-1969/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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