MINNEAPOLIS (October 24, 2006) – What does faith have to do with fitness? What is the connection between being spiritually well and physically well? Author Tom Hafer answers these questions as he explores the connections between a strong faith and everyday lifestyle choices in his new book Faith & Fitness: Diet and Exercise for a Better World.

Filled with practical ideas about food, exercise, and total wellness, the book explores the connections between real food and “living water;” affluence and “feed my sheep;” exercising for peace; and the relationship between a well congregation and well individuals.

Faith & Fitness includes a theology of fitness, directions for exercises at various levels of fitness, and informative material about proper diet that enhances personal health and supports sustainable agricultural practices.

“Resourceful, anecdotal, factual, insightful, statistical, faithful and spiritual ... Tom Hafer has given those who care about holistic health yet another gift in Faith & Fitness. In the pages of this book, Tom educates and challenges us in our daily thinking and our life choices. In understandable language, he takes us into the realms of science, medicine, nutrition, physical conditioning, and interpretation of sacred texts and writings. The call to live faithfully, caring not only for the betterment of self but for the well-being and wholeness of others, makes this an important book to read and reread.”
– Bishop Murray D. Finck, Pacifica Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Faith & Fitness: Diet and Exercise for a Better World
By Tom P. Hafer
Format: 5.5” x 8.5”, paperback, 160 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-8066-5331-0
Price: $14.99/ CAN $17.99
Publisher: Augsburg Books

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