Hunting for God, Fishing for the Lord:: Encountering the Sacred in the Great Outdoors

by Joseph F. Classen

Book Overview

Discover the Great Outdoors! The excitement of the hunt The escape from everyday work and commitments The reflection of the rising sun on the waters edge ...and a new appreciation of God's awesome... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592762174
• ISBN13: 9781592762170
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

For everyone who enjoys the outdoors

Hunters and fishermen/women of all faiths would enjoy this book. As a woman who hunts and fishes, I was captivated by the honest storytelling. As an evangelical Christian, I really enjoyed how right-on and straightforward this book is about faith. Only problem was, I wanted to get out there, not just sit home and read about it!

Buy this for your MAN (big or little)

Women, read this book first (you'll get a lot out of it!) and then ask your father, husband, son, or friend to read it and share afterward what he thinks. You, too, can be an evangelist with this great book :) Don't forget to pray for Father and all priests!

Great gift

I bought this as a gift for a young man who is deeply religious and an avid outdoorsman. He has thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Interesting Book

This book was not your typical book but I found it really interesting. Definately relateable.

He's a priest who can relate to REAL people

If you've ever had what some people call a "mountain top" experience like Christ Renews or Cursillo, then you will relate to many of these stories. Once your eyes are open to God's work in nature, the world is a whole new place. Although I'm not a hunter (and don't aspire to be,) I do hike and camp, and was delighted to learn that other people see the world as I have in some of my favorite nature moments. I am also grateful to read about a healthy vocation, though he doesn't pretend it's easy. While I was reading this book, I stopped many times to discuss something I had read...it also inspired many pages of journaling. This book gave me the vicarious thrill of being outside in nature, though it has been a couple of years since I last camped.