Over his productive, twenty-five-year career as "America's foremost authority on the dynamics of church life" Leadership magazine), Lyle E. Schaller has written or edited books whose total sales now exceed 1 million copies.

In Reflections of a Contrarian, Schaller asserts the time has come to challenge the "conventional wisdom" regarding twelve church-related issues. Schaller offers insights based on his twenty-eight years working as a consultant to more than four dozen religious bodies.

Lyle E. Schaller was the country's leading interpreter of congregational systems and their vitality. He was the author of dozens of books, including From Geography to Affinity, also published by Abingdon Press. He lived in Naperville, Illinois.