Circling back to Scott's OP, in the theological parlance of the day, the battle for "inerrancy" was/is part of the differentiation between liberalism and conservatism (at least certain stripes of it). Even though the word "infallibility" should be the stronger term, it is used because it permits more wiggle room for the phenomena of Scripture.

If you examine the history of "evangelical" institutions over the last several decades, the shift from "inerrancy" to any number of examples of verbal legerdemain have been signals of a desire to soften the doctrine of scripture. In many cases, however, the institution keeps its formal statement of faith (and/or confession) and simply winks at it in tolerating doctrinal explorations by professors, defended in the name of academic freedom.

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Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

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