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ism, activism, biblicism, and crucicentrism as the central tenets of evangelicalism. 2 This definition can pinpoint the evangelical crisscross, 3 but the evangelical theological distinctiveness is more nuanced. As part of the Protestant ethos, evangelical theology varies from it concerning method, using “sola scriptura more radically than the Protestant traditions out of which it grew.” 4 However, the current evangelical discussion reflects the existence of a plurality of theological methods. 5 This debate has deep roots in the epistemological soil of each theologian. 6 The way theologianssee the epistemic role of Scripture directly impacts their methods. 7 The methodological debate is thus an epistemological one.

     In theology, epistemology concerns aspects related to the formation of theological knowledge or knowledge of God (nature, sources, limits, modes of knowing). 8 Features like divine revelation, Scripture, reason, tra-dition, or experience are prominent. Other facets, like understanding, wis-dom, testimony, virtue, and evidence, add to contemporary scrutiny. 9 Theologians connect these elements in models that attempt to describe the formation of theological knowledge. Within evangelicalism, three mature epistemological models emerged.