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Paper 6: The Abuse of Rank: How Rank Can Become Domination, Clericalism, Patriarchy in the Abusive Sense, Bureaucracy, or Spiritual Rent-Seeking

Posted on May 16, 2026 by nathanalbright

Thesis Rank is a biblical category for the differentiation of offices within an ordered whole (Paper 3), and authority is a stewardship to be exercised in the manner of the Servant-Lord (Paper 4). Rank becomes an abuse when it ceases … Continue reading →

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Paper 5: The Abuse of Equality: How “Equality” Can Become a Weapon Against Rightful Office, Discipline, Honor, and Order

Posted on May 15, 2026 by nathanalbright

Thesis Equality is a true biblical good when it refers to the equal worth of persons made in the image of God and redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ; it becomes a weapon when it is pressed beyond that … Continue reading →

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Paper 2: Submission Without Inferiority: A Doctrinal Argument That Biblical Submission Is Relational and Vocational, Not a Verdict on Worth

Posted on May 15, 2026 by nathanalbright

Thesis Biblical submission is the willing placement of oneself under a rightful authority for the sake of an ordered relation or vocation, and it never functions in Scripture as a measure of personal worth. Worth is grounded in being made … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Relationship Between Fanny Price and Her Father in Mansfield Park: Assessing the Reasonableness of Predatory Readings in Historical Context

Posted on October 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper explores the extent to which it is reasonable to interpret the relationship between Fanny Price and her father, Mr. Price, in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park (1814), as bearing predatory or sexually exploitative undertones. It situates this interpretive … Continue reading →

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Elder Abuse: A Global Analysis of Patterns, Perpetrators, and Prevalence

Posted on December 6, 2024 by nathanalbright

Elder abuse represents a significant public health concern that manifests across cultural and national boundaries. The World Health Organization defines elder abuse as “a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Sound Of Freedom

Posted on July 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Sound Of Freedom is a movie whose story of how it came to be released in theaters–and the surprise hit of 2023–is filled with nearly as many twists and turns as the movie itself. Originally produced by 20th Century … Continue reading →

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Abusus Non Tollit Usum

Posted on April 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

There are many fallacies involved in human reasoning, and I find it striking that this is a point that people find this sort of point to hammer on so much. I was doing some reading today while dealing with internet … Continue reading →

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Try Not To Abuse Your Power

Posted on May 1, 2021 by nathanalbright

While I have generally been pretty critical of celebrity culture, I do find it interesting that the latest single by musician Billie Eilish deals with the question of power and its abuse as well as the strange way it makes … Continue reading →

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Is Fame Abuse?

Posted on April 26, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more underlying but consistent themes that I write about concerning celebrity culture is the rather demented nature of it. One does not have to look very hard to see that fame is hard on people. Celebrities lose … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Talking With Teens About Sexuality

Posted on February 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

Talking With Teens About Sexuality, by Beth Robinson & Latayne C. Scott [Note: This book was provided free charge by Bethany House Publishing in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In general, I think … Continue reading →

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