This item wanted a spiritual pursuit through jail among outlaws and across borders by chris hoke hardcover 2599 only 9 left in stock more on the way ships from and sold by amazoncom. Wanted a spiritual pursuit through jail among outlaws and across borders traces hokes first years of visiting with praying with and listening to the hunted outlaws and convicted criminals of skagit valley wash they have been caught up in the fiercest cycles of violence abandonment and shame. Wanted follows a restless young man from the sunny suburbs of his youth to the darker side of society in the rainy northwest where he finds the direct spiritual experience hes been seeking while volunteering as a night shift chaplain at a mens correctional facility the jail becomes his portal to a mysterious world on the margins of society where a growing network of mexican gang members soon dub him their pastor as he comes to terms with this uncomfortable . wanted a spiritual pursuit through jail among outlaws and across borders harperone 2015 is intense from the very first page chris hoke has taken the reluctant prophet theme so prominent in scripture jonah moses jeremiah etc crossed it with true crime and written the results down world news group