“Practicaltheology“hasemergedasadistinctiveapproachtothetheologicaltask.Ratherthanseeingitselfasa“branch“ofthediscipline,practicaltheologyisatheologicalsensibilityhighlightingtheneedto“readthesignsofthetimes“andrespond.Here,Velingsketchesthecontoursofpracticaltheologyandexploresitskeyelementstoreflectonthedeeperroleoftheologyinthechurchandsociety.