What is theology for, and what is its relationship to prayer, worship and daily living? All too often, theology appears to be divorced from the everyday concerns of the church, but in this book, Stephen White argues that theology is not only relevant but essential to the well-being of the church.

However, its function is not ( as is sometimes supposed) to shackle us, but to create 'a space for belief' within which our Christian life can be lived out.