Category Archives: History

White Paper: Thresholds of Linguistic Diversity: Defining Sprachbünde and Reassessing Neglected Zones of Contact Through History

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The concept of the Sprachbund—a linguistic convergence area where unrelated or distantly related languages share structural features due to prolonged contact—remains one of the most powerful yet inconsistently applied tools in historical linguistics. While well-known Sprachbünde such as … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Neglected Production of Phil Collins

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Phil Collins is usually remembered as the voice behind “In the Air Tonight,” the drummer-frontman of Genesis, and the pop superstar who dominated 1980s radio. What tends to be forgotten is that he was also a remarkably busy and influential … Continue reading →

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White Paper: An Examination of the Origins and Extent of the Involvement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Healthcare

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Introduction Among Christian denominations, the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is unusually deeply involved in medical work. It operates a global network of hospitals, clinics, medical schools, and public-health programs that, in scale, rivals some secular health systems. This white … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Potential Punishments for Veterans Who Advocate Sedition Against Proper Military Authorities

Posted on November 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines the legal, ethical, and institutional frameworks governing how a veteran—no longer on active duty but still bound by certain federal statutes—may be punished for advocating sedition against legitimate military authority. It reviews applicable U.S. … Continue reading →

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The Book of Life, the Book of the Living, and the God of the Living: A Biblicist White Paper on the Interwoven Witness of Scripture

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Scriptures present a unified theology of divine record-keeping, covenant identity, and eschatological belonging through the interrelated ideas of: The Book of Life (primarily Revelation; also Paul in Philippians), The Book of the Living (Psalm 69; Psalm 139; … Continue reading →

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A Biblicist White Paper on the Requirements of Baptism in the New Testament and Its Implications for the Contemporary Church

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines the New Testament’s explicit and implicit requirements for Christian baptism, emphasizing a biblically controlled methodology rather than traditional, ecclesiastical, or systematic-theological frameworks. It distinguishes between antecedent conditions (what must be in place before one … Continue reading →

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Unilateral and Conditional Covenants in Scripture: A Biblicist White Paper on Their Nature, Structure, and Mode of Establishment

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction Covenant is one of the central architectures of biblical revelation. Scripture presents God’s relationship with humanity—not least with Israel and the Church—through covenantal forms that articulate promises, obligations, blessings, and curses. Yet not all covenants in the Bible operate … Continue reading →

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Googooli (گوگولی): A White Paper on the Semantic Range, Usage, and History of a Modern Persian Term of Endearment

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper examines the colloquial Persian adjective/noun googooli (گوگولی) and its extended form googooli-magooli (گوگولی مگولی). It surveys the term’s semantic range, the types of referents it applies to (people, animals, and objects), its pragmatic and sociolinguistic profile, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Mongolia’s New Capital in Kharkhorin: Why It Won’t Fix Ulaanbaatar’s Overcrowding

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Mongolia’s government has committed to an ambitious plan—roughly US$30 billion—to create a new capital near the historic city of Kharkhorin (New Kharkhorum) and eventually move core state institutions out of Ulaanbaatar.  The stated goals are to relieve congestion … Continue reading →

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A Biblicist White Paper: Distinguishing Job’s Eloquent Self-Defense from the False Accusations of His Friends and From the Charge of Self-Righteousness

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Book of Job contains one of Scripture’s most intricate examinations of suffering, righteousness, and divine justice. Job’s speeches are often misunderstood as lapsing into self-righteousness, while the friends’ speeches are mischaracterized as orthodox defenses of divine justice. … Continue reading →

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