University Press of Mississippi publishes Jackson's 'Deeper Currents'
In "Deeper Currents: The Sacraments of Hunting and Fishing" (University Press of Mississippi), author Donald C. Jackson takes readers on a guided journey into the cathedrals of wild and lonely places, those sacred places where hunters and fishers connect with the rhythms of the earth, and the rhythms of life that resonate within us.
Jackson explores hunting and fishing as frameworks -- sacraments -- for discovering, engaging, and finding meaning in those rhythms. He invites you to consider your own connections with wilder realms of being.
In "Deeper Currents," tractors and old barns find a place in the reader's heart. Boats and canoes navigate realms of danger and dreams. Jackson shares outdoor pilgrimages with good friends in cabins, tents, camps, and old trailers tucked beyond the reach of a rushing world. He rejoices in the whisper of stiff wings as ducks come to decoys, the call of geese and cranes over tidal flats, the hush before a storm, the muffled snap of a twig at twilight, a drop of dew falling on the surface of a pond, and the clicking of caribou hooves on an Alaskan gravel bar. Jackson finds these natural moments fill people with energy. They are reminders that humanity is taking part in a sacred heritage and that creation is unfolding all around us.
Jackson is the Sharp Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Fisheries at Mississippi State University. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia, attended Lexington Theological Seminary, and was pastor of New Liberty Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. He is a past president of the Mississippi Wildlife Federation and the American Fisheries Society. An avid duck hunter and fisherman, he is the author of "Tracks" and "Wilder Ways," both published by University Press of Mississippi.
