Clarence Jordan - A Radical Pilgrimage in Scorn of the Consequences

Using a corpus of family letters, his FBI file, and a series of interviews, Frederick L. Downing portrays Clarence Jordan as a pioneer (on the frontier of the New South), a prophet, and a moral exemplar. The impact of Clarence Jordan on his culture was so strong that forty-five years after his death his legend as a "modern saint” lingers in American society.

Summary

Using a corpus of family letters, his FBI file, and a series of interviews, Frederick L. Downing portrays Clarence Jordan as a pioneer (on the frontier of the New South), a prophet, and a moral exemplar. The impact of Clarence Jordan on his culture was so strong that forty-five years after his death his legend as a “modern saint” lingers in American society.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick L Downing, Frederick L. Downing
• Publisher: Mercer university press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780881466324
• ISBN: 978-0-88146-632-4
• No. of pages: 277
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies