{"product_id":"the-inconvenient-gospel-a-southern-prophet-tackles-war-wealth-race-and-religion-9781636080284","title":"The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race, and Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn 440 depleted acres in Sumter County, Georgia, \u003c\/b\u003e a young Baptist preacher and farmer named Clarence Jordan gathered a few families and set out to show that Jesus intended more than spiritual fellowship. Like the first Christians, they would share their land, money, and possessions. Working together to rejuvenate the soil and the local economy, they would demonstrate racial and social justice with their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack and white community members eating together at the same table scandalized local Christians, drew the ire of the KKK, and led to drive-by shootings, a firebombing, and an economic boycott.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bold experiment in nonviolence, economic justice, and sustainable agriculture was deeply rooted in Clarence Jordan's understanding of the person and teachings of Jesus, which stood in stark contrast to the hypocrisy of churches that blessed wars, justified wealth disparity, and enforced racial segregation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection from his talks and writings introduces Clarence Jordan's radically biblical vision to a new generation of peacemakers and community builders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJordan, Clarence:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA farmer, preacher, and bible scholar, Clarence Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (1912-1969) founded Koinonia Farm, a pacifist interracial Christian community in Georgia, in 1942. He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eCotton Patch Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, a translation of the New Testament into the vernacular of the American South.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDowning, Frederick L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFrederick L. Downing\u003c\/b\u003e is head of the department of philosophy and religious studies at Valdosta State University in Georgia, and the author of three biographies: \u003ci\u003eClarence Jordan: A Radical Pilgrimage in Scorn of the Consequences; To See the Promised Land: The Faith Pilgrimage of Martin Luther King Jr.; and Elie Wiesel: A Religious Biography.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50482579898642,"sku":"9781636080284","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d18a9a6-ac26-47a8-9dab-a6ea3a80bb48.jpg?v=1730347488","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-inconvenient-gospel-a-southern-prophet-tackles-war-wealth-race-and-religion-9781636080284","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}