presentation that the claimant does in fact possess the truth of God. The element of unsubstantiated dogmatism present in the fideistic approach likewise may hinder the reception of the message. The approach of integrative theology may be superior to traditional systematic theology for several reasons. The latter (1) usually does not develop a comprehensive history of the doctrine with a view to identifying hypotheses to be tested; (2) often does not follow the method of biblical theology but relies
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