A Crisis of Faith and Farming in Rural America.

A Crisis of Faith & Farming in Rural America The authors of Rural Ministry: The Shape of the Renewal to Come open an intriguing dialogue and discussion concerning the issue of faith and farming. In the opening chapter of this text, the reader is introduced to some basic facts relative to the challenges of people living in rural America. First, farmers who were frequently thought to be the largest segment of the rural population, are …showed first 75 words of 3159 total…

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