Truthful Action

Duncan B. Forrester is Emeritus Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

'For over two decades Professor Forrester has been at the heart of shaping practical theology at Edinburgh University. A number of passions have been central to his task: ecumenism, public theology, justice and poverty in Britain and overseas. These passions appear on almost every page of this splendid and challenging collection of studies. Here are the mature judgments of a theologian and churchperson who really cares.' Professor Robin Gill, University of Kent at Canterbury 'The international ferment over the birth of a new practical theology will be greatly enriched by Truthful Action. We have needed a clear and forceful model of practical theology that is simultaneously confessional, ecclesial, and public - one that brings Barth and MacIntyre into the centre of the world practical theology discussion. Duncan Forrester's new book answers this need.' Professor Don Browning, University of Chicago

• Section One: Practical Theology, A Contradiction in Terms?What is Practice?Theory and PracticePractical Theology as an Academic DisciplinePractical Theology and Christian EthicsSection Two: Issues in Church and MinistryTransforming MinistryPower and Pastoral CareLiberating WorshipSection Three: Public TheologyPublic Practical TheologyThe Public Church RebornThe Public Theology of a Servant PeopleSection Four: Diversities of PracticeReformed Radical Orthodoxy: Can It Be Retrieved?Ecumenical Practice: Reflections on Ecclesiology and EthicsThe Practice of Mission: An Indian Case Study