I have argued above that we must define clearly what we mean by ‘Christianity’. Supposing this were to be agreed, how can we justify defining it in ‘evangelical’ terms? This is the second initial question which we must consider. In reply to it, I will make (and attempt to defend) four assertions about the word ‘evangelical’. People often use the term ‘evangelical’ as if it were the same as ‘evangelistic’. One of my colleagues once received a letter