Practical Theology ACADEMIC Thompson provides five chapters that

Thompson provides five chapters that each deal with a specific theme: faithful citizenship

ranging from papal and conciliar teaching to documents authored by bishops and church bodies from Africa

Contributors include Jon Nilson (Loyola Chicago)

and Little Rock

The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day and All the Way to Heaven: Selected Letters of Dorothy Day (all Image)

Practical Theology ACADEMIC Thompson provides five chapters that"Practical theology" has emerged as a distinctive approach to the theological task. Rather than seeing itself as a "branch" of the discipline, practical theology is a theological sensibility highlighting the need to "read the signs of the times" and respond. Here, Veling sketches the contours of practical theology and explores its key elements to reflect on the deeper role of theology in the church and society. Terry A. Veling, head of the School of