Graham Philpott has combined practice with theory admirably in showing how theology, In the midst of struggles for political freedom and for economic security among those historically most deprived of both. The title of the book reflects a local reli- gious experience, derived as it is from the words of members of the base ecclesial community on Amawoti, Inanda, near Durban in Natal, South Africa.

In whatever way readers may engage with the material presented here, if some find in it both the inspiration and the theoretical basis for a new practice along the lines exemplified by Graham Philpott and the bible study group of Amawoti, a great deal of considerable importance will already have been achieved.