Gainesville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d. Essentially a one man show with a cast of four musicians fleshing out many of the biblical characters. The gospel of john in film, television, and multimedia by glenn patrick buxton. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by critics and public alike. Such is the premise of the cotton patch gospel, the tom keyrussell treyzharry chapin musical, based on a book by clarence jordan called the cotton patch version of matthew and john, now onstage at the croswell opera house. His assessment of this twentiethcentury saint was this. Cotton patch gospel 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by criticsand public alike. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. In gainesville, georgia, the replied, because theres a bible prophecy which says. Drag me to hell movie download torrent download film horor. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Harry chapin cotton patch gospel dvd for sale online. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century united states south.
Jonathan aragon, first baptist church, duncanville, texas cotton patch gospel was the best play i have ever directed. The cotton patch gospel is an awardwinning musical drama is a legslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a story that retells the gospels of matthew and john translated into present day southern vernacular. Cotton patch gospel a musical matthew did in 2007 duration. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan.
Cotton patch gospel 1988 visual parables read the spirit. The complete collection by clarence jordan tony campolo, down in new. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Share harry chapin cotton patch gospel dvd currently sold out. With high energy and loads of laughs, the gospel message is presented in a way that is irresistible. Cotton patch gospel is a musical by tom key and russell treyz with music and lyrics written by harry chapin and produced by philip m. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. Harry chapin consideredhimself born to write music for cotton patch gospel. More than a translation, the cotton patch gospel continues to make clear the startling relevance of scripture for today. This awardwinning musical drama is a legslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a story the retells the gospels of matthew and john translated into present day southern vernacular. The cotton patch gospel recasts the gospel of matthew into the language and. Cotton patch gospel, a new musical with songs by the late harry chapin, is a downhome retelling of the new testament, a kind of. This awardwinning musical drama is alegslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a storythe retells the gospels of matthew and john translatedinto present day southern vernacular.
Tom key and the bluegrass backing band are great in this video recording of a 1985 performance. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Good samaritan story from the cotton patch gospel duration. Tom key, scott ainslie, russell treyz, michael meece. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south, bringing the new testament to life in the context of where people actually live today. Its apparently as popular in the north as it is here in the south, and i would let my fellow proud southerners know.
Free account setup and no commitments or subscriptions. In october of 1969, while translating the gospel of john for his cotton patch translation, jordan died of a heart attack. Something about the name jesus the rance allen group feat. Written by tom key and russell treyz, and with music and lyrics by harry chapin, cotton patch gospel adapted clarence jordans cotton patch versions of the gospels of matthew and john for the stage. Seeing the entire movie is really cute and adds humor to what most people may not be able to put into context. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. A musical telling the story of the gospels as though they had taken place in rural georgia. Virginia repertory theatres cotton patch gospel, a country.
It brings the far awayplaces of nazareth, jerusalem, and bethlehem closer to home atlanta and valdosta, georgia. Cotton patch gospel dvd this dvd is playable in us and canada only this awardwinning musical drama is a legslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a story that retells the gospels of matthew and john translated into present day southern vernacular. It brings the faraway places of nazareth, jerusalem and. The cotton patch version of the new testament rockhay. No need to crack open that dusty king james bible and no need to be a. Toros presents cotton patch gospel shonuff sung by lindsay brown 2002 by toros northbay. Recorded by wayne powell on march 14, 2010 using a flip video. The music and lyrics were completed by folk singer harry chapin shortly before. It ran offbroadway at the lambs theatre for 193 performances beginning in october 21, 1981.
The story of jesus as if born into modernday rural georgia. Harry chapin cotton patch gospel vhs, 1989 for sale. Rosedale bible college presents cotton patch gospel urbana. A filmed stageplay recounting the story of jesus as set in modern day georgia with music and reverent humor added. As the sabbath ended, at the crack of dawn on sunday, mary, that girl from. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these nowclassic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. Cotton patch gospel a fourpiece bluegrass band and a oneman act. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language of the mid20th century south.
Cotton patch gospel premiered at the lambs theater in new york city on october 21, 1981. Somethins brewin in gainesville baby born to god i did it mama is herei did it reprise it isnt easy sho nuff from that day on turn it around when i look up aint no busy signals spitball miracle on stone mountain love the lord your god blind date goin to atlanta. Apr 5, 2012 more than a translation, the cotton patch gospel continues to make clear the. Cotton patch would be fun for a church or youth group to see as part of a lenten or summer series of films on the life of christ. Millard fuller, founder of habitat for humanity, thought of clarence jordan as a man of relevance. Now for the first time collected in a single, hardcover volume, this edition comes complete with a new introduction by president jimmy carter, a foreword by will d. It does help to have some familiarity with the gospel, but this show is really for anyone and everyone. Performed by joey fargar and hal wells at social circle theatre. Rosedale jesus and his disciples will appear onstage in rosedale bible colleges production of cotton patch gospel on nov. Listen to drag me to hell movie download torrent and thirtyfour more episodes by download film horor thailand coming soon subtitle. With tom key, scott ainslie, pete corum, jim lauderdale. Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan hopefaithprayer. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Cotton patch gospel matthew clarence jordan by clarence jordan, of koinonia ministries the cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century united states south. Though i did keep wishing this was a movie like o brother where art thou. The cotton patch gospel, by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of the new testament into the language and culture of the midtwentiethcentury south. Cotton patch gospel has a lot of heart, inspiring music. Book by tom key and russell treyz, with music and lyrics by harry chapin, based on the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan. Depicting wellknown incidents in the life of jesus christ, this milestone of early cinema won world fame, huge audiences and a screen life of decades when most secular films of the time measured their commercial life in weeks.
Cotton patch gospel cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by critics and public alike. I will also have to add that my husband is a new christian and found it to be not as enlightening as i. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scipture closer to home. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the cotton patch gospel movie add it here. Your donation pays only for dedicated server hosting, bandwidth, software licenses, and capital equipment scanners, ocr equipment, etc. Hebrews and the general epistles clarence jordans cotton patch gospel book 4. If our esword and mysword modules have blessed you, please consider a small donation.