Cotton Patch Rebel

Author : Ann M. Trousdale
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498220163

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Cotton Patch Rebel by Ann M. Trousdale Pdf

Clarence Jordan seemed to be born with an ability to see things just a little bit differently than other people did--and sometimes that got him into trouble. Like his views on racial equality: they just weren't popular with many other White people in the Deep South of his day. Like his views on war and how to deal with violence and hatred. For Clarence, the Gospel was very clear about these issues. Moreover, he believed that Jesus's teachings were not just abstract principles but were meant to be applied directly to everyday life. That got him into trouble too, especially among certain church-going people. Along the way, Clarence became a progressive farmer, a sought-after preacher, a Greek scholar, an author, a precursor of the Civil Rights movement, and a family man. An irrepressible sense of humor enlivened all these aspects of his life. Today, Clarence Jordan is best known as the author of the Cotton Patch Gospels and as the inspiration for Habitat for Humanity. The story of the making of this extraordinary man is not so widely known. Cotton Patch Rebel tells that story.

Author : Kirk Lyman-Barner,Cori Lyman-Barner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620329856

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Roots in the Cotton Patch by Kirk Lyman-Barner,Cori Lyman-Barner Pdf

In honor of what would have been Clarence Jordan's one hundredth birthday and the seventieth anniversary of Koinonia Farm, the first Clarence Jordan Symposium convened in historic Sumter County, Georgia, in 2012, gathering theologians, historians, actors, and activists in civil rights, housing, agriculture, and fair-trade businesses to celebrate a remarkable individual and his continuing influence. Clarence Jordan (1912-1969), a farmer and New Testament Greek scholar, was the author of the Cotton Patch versions of the New Testament and the founder of Koinonia Farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest Georgia. Roots in the Cotton Patch, Volume 1 contains Symposium presentations addressing Clarence's influence as a storyteller and contextual preacher and prophet, his pacifist witness in a violent and segregated South, and the contemporary meaning of his life's work in Christian community. Uniting these powerful essays is the obvious impact Jordan's life has had on so many. His life and work continue to inspire a new generation of activists, seminary students, and people in search of the meaning of Christian community.

Author : Wendell R. Arnold
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781619968936

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From the Cotton Patch to Ph.D. by Wendell R. Arnold Pdf

"As agronomy is the care of the soil and Dr. Arnold's life work, he shares with the reader his care for the soul as he travels through life in this insightful autobiography. The reader becomes a visitor in the lively dialog among family members and colleagues as Dr. Arnold reveals conflicts and resolutions in the world of faith and science. His subtle sense of humor adds a light touch to this amazing journey." - Anne S. Owens, President Samar Publishing Inc. "Wendell Arnold's beautifully written story of his life is so intriguing I couldn't put it down. When you read this book, you will discover the author is a man who dearly loves his family and friends. Furthermore, his completely committed faith in our Lord is a role model for all Christians." - Doris Hodges "Faith and Science. Can one person truly emote to these two different worlds? In this book, the autobiographer reveals his unwavering deep faith, while overcoming many challenges as he lived a professional life as a well respected and successful scientist. Read on and discover a true story that is deep in meaning, yet inter spaced with happy family memories and light diversions. The reader will have much to ponder long after the end of the book." - Jo Watkins "Science and religion walk hand in hand in Wendell Arnold's journey from a farm boy to the holder of a Doctorate in phytopathology and numerous patents in the environmental field. In From the Cotton Patch to Ph.D. we encounter a warm and readable story of a man's life defined by scientific inquiry and his relationship to Jesus Christ." - Bob Libby, Author and Episcopal Priest "Wendell Arnold's story of his Christian walk in life's journey is inspiring, heart-warming and a window into mid-century American life. Dr. Arnold's disarming and self-deprecating account of his experiences in family, youth, marriage, professional life and retirement paint a personal portrait of how to be aware of Christ's constant presence in our daily lives. Sit back and enjoy your travels with Wendell, knowing that you will find strength in his example." - Ruth D. Foss, Diocesan President, Daughters of the King. The title From the Cotton Patch to Ph.D. is by its very nature autobiographical. Wendell Arnold tells about being from a family of nine kids whose parents are share croppers. The experience in the cotton patch to dealing with corporate political challenges, environmental issues and legal avenues blended with raising a family paints the picture of a managed life. He shares his profound experience with God in his life as the adventures take more twists and turns than a rattlesnake chasing his prey. Dr. Arnold is a scientist with a BS and MS in Agronomy and a Ph.D. in Plant Sciences. He holds over ten patents on compound efficacy to control plant pathogens and is the author or co-author of over 35 scientific papers that have been published in refereed journals. Dr. Arnold skillfully tells his intriguing story of growing up picking cotton and becoming a world renowned scientist with faith in God. His story is a must read for those who think that religion, science and environmental improvement don't mix.

Author : Tom Key,Harry Chapin,Russell Treyz
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1983-12
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 0871292440

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Cotton Patch Gospel by Tom Key,Harry Chapin,Russell Treyz Pdf

This "Greatest Story Ever Retold" is based on the book "The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and John" in which the Gospel is presented in a setting of rural Georgia with country music songs, the final and perhaps best work of Harry Chapin.

Author : Kirk Lyman-Barner,Cori Lyman-Barner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630874155

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Fruits of the Cotton Patch by Kirk Lyman-Barner,Cori Lyman-Barner Pdf

In honor of what would have been Clarence Jordan's one hundredth birthday and the seventieth anniversary of Koinonia Farm, the first Clarence Jordan Symposium convened in historic Sumter County, Georgia, in 2012, gathering theologians, historians, actors, and activists in civil rights, housing, agriculture, and fair-trade businesses to celebrate a remarkable individual and his continuing influence. Clarence Jordan (1912-1969), a farmer and New Testament Greek scholar, was the author of the Cotton Patch versions of the New Testament and the founder of Koinonia Farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest Georgia. Fruits of the Cotton Patch,Volume 2 contains Symposium presentations that interpret Jordan's storytelling and the meaning of his prophetic voice in the areas of peacemaking in the context of historical harms, the future of the affordable housing movement, and the direction of the New Monastic movement. These essays and others invite the curious, the student, and the teacher alike to experience the life and work of Clarence Jordan and its powerful connection to the present.

Author : Clarence Jordan
Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1573124230

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The Cotton Patch Gospel: Luke and Acts by Clarence Jordan Pdf

Author : Clarence Jordan
Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1573124222

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The Cotton Patch Gospel: Matthew and John by Clarence Jordan Pdf

The Cotton Patch Gospel, by Koinonia Farm founder Clarence Jordan, recasts the stories of Jesus and the letters of Paul and Peter into the language and culture of the mid-20th century South. Born out of the Civil Rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the New Testament bring the far-away places of Scripture closer to home: Gainesville, Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. As Jordan once wrote, "While there have been many excellent translations of the Scriptures into modern English, they still have left us stranded in some faraway land in the long-distant past. We need to have the good news come to us not only in our own tongue but in our own time. We want to be participants in the faith, not merely -spectators." More than a translation, The Cotton Patch Gospel continues to make clear the startling relevance of Scripture for today. These editions come complete with new Forewords and a new Introduction by Habitat for Humanity founder Millard Fuller. Smyth & Helwys Publishing is proud to help reintroduce these seminal works of Clarence Jordan to a new generation of believers.

Author : Dallas M. Lee
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781610976428

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The Cotton Patch Evidence by Dallas M. Lee Pdf

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.

Author : William Henry Cumberland
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X000617855

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Wallace M. Short, Iowa Rebel by William Henry Cumberland Pdf

Author : Harry Chapin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PSU:000007975394

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Cotton Patch Gospel by Harry Chapin Pdf

Author : Thad Sitton,James H. Conrad
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292777262

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Nameless Towns by Thad Sitton,James H. Conrad Pdf

Winner, T. H. Fehrenbach Award, Texas Historical Commission Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many sprang up almost overnight in a pine forest clearing, and many disappeared just as quickly after the company "cut out" its last trees. But during their heyday, these company towns made Texas the nation's third-largest lumber producer and created a colorful way of life that lingers in the memories of the remaining former residents and their children and grandchildren. Drawing on oral history, company records, and other archival sources, Sitton and Conrad recreate the lifeways of the sawmill communities. They describe the companies that ran the mills and the different kinds of jobs involved in logging and milling. They depict the usually rough-hewn towns, with their central mill, unpainted houses, company store, and schools, churches, and community centers. And they characterize the lives of the people, from the hard, awesomely dangerous mill work to the dances, picnics, and other recreations that offered welcome diversions.

Author : Norman R. Yetman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780486131016

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Voices from Slavery by Norman R. Yetman Pdf

Vivid descriptions of the horrors of slave auctions, and many other unforgettable and sometimes unrepeatable details of slave life. Accompanied by 32 starkly compelling photographs.

Author : James Wm. McClendon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002-07-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781725207899

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Biography as Theology by James Wm. McClendon Pdf

This minor classic" of the narrative theology movement proposes to use biography as a way of doing theology, rather than using biography to set forth models of exemplary living to inspire the faithful. By looking at the lives of four significant persons (Dag Hammarskjold, Martin Luther King, Jr., Clarence Jordan, and Charles Ives), the author discovers a theology that is adequate to account for the kind of lives these persons lived. This unique approach to theology is applicable to any religion, but the author has chosen to work within his own Christian tradition in this book. The book concludes with suggested methods by which the work of doing theology biographically can be carried further.

Author : Robert Darden
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271065731

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Nothing but Love in God's Water by Robert Darden Pdf

The first of two volumes chronicling the history and role of music in the African American experience, Nothing but Love in God’s Water explores how songs and singers helped African Americans challenge and overcome slavery, subjugation, and suppression. From the spirituals of southern fields and the ringing chords of black gospel to the protest songs that changed the landscape of labor and the cadences sung before dogs and water cannons in Birmingham, sacred song has stood center stage in the African American drama. Myriad interviews, one-of-a-kind sources, and rare or lost recordings are used to examine this enormously persuasive facet of the movement. Nothing but Love in God’s Water explains the historical significance of song and helps us understand how music enabled the civil rights movement to challenge the most powerful nation on the planet.

Author : Greil Marcus,Peter Guralnick,Luc Sante,Robert Gordon
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781610602532

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Rockabilly: The Twang Heard 'Round the World by Greil Marcus,Peter Guralnick,Luc Sante,Robert Gordon Pdf

It was the twang heard 'round the world: Rockabilly was born out of country, bluegrass, jazz, and the blues in the 1950s, becoming rock ’n’ roll and ruling the world. Here’s the story of Elvis Presley’s first Sun records that inspired all. And here’s Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and many more rockabillies from the golden years of 1955–1959, in a book chock full of photos, collectible memorabilia, movie posters, rare records, fashion, and rebel lifestyle. Includes contributions from noted music journalists Greil Marcus, Peter Guralnick, Luc Sante, Robert Gordon, and more. The story continues today, with a rockabilly revival that began with stars, such as the Stray Cats and Robert Gordon, spreading around the globe from Europe to Japan. Today, rockabilly is better than ever, with bands like Rev. Horton Heat and others playing the music and living the life from Memphis to Helsinki to Tokyo. There’s still good rockin’ tonight!