This balance of scripture, tradition and reason is traced to the work of Richard Hooker, a sixteenth-century apologist. In Hooker's model, scripture is the primary means of arriving at doctrine and things stated plainly in scripture are accepted as true.
The harmony of scripture, tradition, and rational inquiry is credited to the work of Richard Hooker, a 16th-century theologian. According to Hooker's approach, scripture provides the foundation for understanding doctrine, with explicit statements in scripture being accepted as authoritative.