movement. Reformation rather than separation constituted their ecclesiastical goal, though they often empathized with a Radical Pietist mood which considered the church to be Babel. From my perspective, some of their weaknesses were offset by basic strengths. In relation to the Bible, for example, the perils of private interpretation must be viewed in light of increased usage, study, and exegesis. The devaluation of culture must be judged in the perspective of a this-worldly eschatology in which