It may not be possible to settle all of these questions to the satisfaction of everyone. I am certain that it cannot be done in the space that follows. What I will do is to introduce you to a method of solving such questions that can provide a basis for action, while still allowing for the possibility of future correction. It can also allow one to see marked similarities in apparently contradictory theological positions, while highlighting differences which at first seem minor. The rest of this book will describe what I choose to call scientific theology and to explore some applications. Then you, the reader, may judge whether this method is worthy of your trust.
2 A Layman’s Guide to Protestant Theology. Revised edition. London, The Macmillan Company, 1968, p. xv.