One way of envisioning historical depth is by focusing on what is most visible, most prominent, and/or most widely represented throughout church history. On this view, to be “deep in history” has a more diachronic thrust: It is more oriented toward the trajectory and overall result of church history. Thus, historical depth will focus more on what eventually becomes mainstream, widely accepted, or officially selected along the way of history. I will call this understanding of being deep in history “majority depth.”
