This book introduces sociological theology and preaching in the contemporary Catholic Church. It clarifies the crucial role of sociology in updating the current philosophical approach of Catholic theology and Church evangelization to enable theologians and preachers to scientifically understand the behavioral and structural complexities of the postmodern world and appropriately inculturate or adapt church doctrines in people’s lived experiences in spirit of Pope Francis’s inductive contextual theology. It investigates the limitations of the rational approach of philosophy and philosophical theology for the descriptive and prescriptive dimensions of Catholic theology today. It also attempts to introduce sociological theology in dogmatic theology as well as in moral theology, inculturation theology, ecclesiology, and homiletical theology. This book appeals to Church authorities, theologians, as well as scholars and students of theology, sociology, religion, and religious studies.

Dr. Vivencio O. Ballano is an associate professor V of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Manila. To date, he has published 12 monographs and 5 more forthcoming in 2027 with Springer Nature, Routledge, Bloomsbury Academic, and Palgrave Macmillian" and several articles in Scopus and Web of Science-listed journals. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board and guest editor of the top Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Q1, published by Springer Nature).