To mark the 25th anniversary of publication of the influential social Analysis: Linking Faith and Justice this volume returns to the pastoral circle, a path from discernment to action, of which social analysis is a key step. Also called the pastoral cycle., or spiral, this four-step process-insertion, social analysis, theological reflection, and pastoral planning-has helped tens of thousands of people discover and implement pastoral action on behalf of social justice. In The Pastoral Circle Revisited scholars and religious professionals from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americans explore the use of the pastoral circle in parish and community life as well as in adult and higher education settings, particularly in the study and teaching of theology and missiology. The final essays explore the future use of the pastoral circle, taking into account the many changes in the socio-political context since Social Analysis was first published. Help appendices layout the basic steps in the pastoral circle.