RT Article T1 Practical Theology in Brazil and Latin America Today: An Attempt to Report JF International journal of practical theology VO 23 IS 2 SP 274 OP 286 A1 Adam, Júlio Cézar 1972- LA English PB De Gruyter YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1685769543 AB This text attempts to report on the development of practical theology in the context of Brazil and Latin America. It presents the difficulty of constructing such an account. The article is organized into four parts: 1) a brief description of the Latin American context; 2) the permanent challenge of conceptualizing Practical Theology as a theological discipline; 3) relevant developments of the discipline; 4) current and future challenges for practical theology in this reality. K1 Befreiungstheologie K1 Faculdades EST K1 Lateinamerika K1 Latin America K1 Liberation Theology K1 Practical Theology K1 Praktische Theologie K1 Santiago Group DO 10.1515/ijpt-2019-0036