Clarence Jordan

Author

1912 – 1969

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Who was Clarence Jordan?

Clarence Jordan, a farmer and New Testament Greek scholar, was the founder of Koinonia Farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest Georgia and the author of the Cotton Patch translations of the New Testament. He was also instrumental in the founding of Habitat for Humanity. His nephew, Hamilton Jordan, served as White House Chief of Staff during the Jimmy Carter administration.

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Born
Jul 29, 1912
Talbotton
Parents
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Georgia
  • Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Died
Oct 29, 1969

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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