The most concerted account yet of how the churches practice might organize theological inquiry as a whole. Browning has opened up important lines of inquiry that merit further investigation. --Craig L. Nessan Southeast Missouri State University Don Browning manifests a masterful interaction with the current literature on the burgeoning field of practical theology. This book is indispensable reading for anyone engaged in the question of theology s relationship to thought and action today. --Mary Ellen Sheehan Toronto Journal of Theology