In any case, the purpose here is not to study the British radicals but to describe this American
theological tradition and to ask under what conditions it might become part of the very lively
theological discussion
going on right now in this country.
He
goes on to define evangelicalism's
theological center, saying, «Adherence to the Bible for me means acquiescence to all its teachings and a refusal to allow any rival to stand above it, whether
tradition, reason, culture, science, or opinion.»