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White Paper: Organizing University Programs Within Schools — Structures, Principles, and Governance Models

Posted on November 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The internal organization of university programs within schools (e.g., School of Business, School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Theology) plays a decisive role in academic quality, faculty development, student progression, accreditation compliance, strategic planning, and institutional … Continue reading →

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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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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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White Paper: Regional Development Strategies to Prevent Rural Depopulation and the Formation of Oversized Primate Cities

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Many countries today face a dual crisis: rural depopulation on one hand and the unchecked growth of a single oversized metropolis on the other. These trends reinforce each other: as rural regions lose jobs, services, and social capital, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Failure of “Love and Truth” as a Strategy, and the Challenges of Defining and Modeling Them for Church Leadership

Posted on November 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Church leaders frequently appeal to “love” and “truth” as the core of Christian identity and ministry strategy. Yet in many ecclesial contexts, “love and truth” has functioned less as a strategic framework and more as an empty slogan—leading … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The History of Rome from Its Founding to the Establishment of the Papal State

Posted on November 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Below is a comprehensive white paper tracing the history of Rome from its legendary founding to the establishment of the Papal State, organized into major periods, each with its own historical situation, structural dynamics, and long-range significance. It is written … Continue reading →

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A Biblicist White Paper on the Implications of Judah’s Kings Having Their Mothers Listed While Israel’s Kings Do Not

Posted on November 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract In the historical books of 1–2 Kings and 1–2 Chronicles, a striking editorial pattern appears: the kings of Judah are almost always introduced with the name of their mothers, while the kings of the northern kingdom of Israel are … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Challenges of Defining the Distinction Between “Language” and “Dialect”

Posted on November 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Determining where a “language” ends and a “dialect” begins is among the most persistent challenges in linguistics. While popularly framed as a purely linguistic matter, the distinction is deeply entangled with politics, identity, history, and administrative decision-making. Though … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Biblical Coregencies: Identification, Meaning, and Chronological Implications

Posted on November 7, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Coregencies—periods when two rulers share authority over a kingdom—are a crucial but often overlooked element in understanding biblical chronology. The phenomenon clarifies several chronological discrepancies within the books of Kings, Chronicles, and the prophetic writings. This white paper explores … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Place of Political Psychology and Other Fields of Psychology within a Biblicist University

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper explores the role, scope, and integration of political psychology and related branches of psychology within the academic and theological mission of a Biblicist university. A Biblicist university—defined by its commitment to Scripture as the ultimate … Continue reading →

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