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White Paper: The Hero’s Journey and the Crisis of the Contemporary Heroine

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper explores the widening gap between Joseph Campbell’s classical hero’s journey and the dominant “heroine’s journey” narratives found in modern media. Once heralded as a corrective to patriarchal myth, the contemporary heroine’s journey has increasingly failed to … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Investigating the Location of Akkad and Other Lost Historical Cities

Posted on October 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The ancient city of Akkad—capital of the Akkadian Empire founded by Sargon of Akkad (ca. 2334–2279 BCE)—remains one of the most tantalizing unsolved mysteries in Near Eastern archaeology. Despite centuries of research, Akkad’s precise location remains unknown. This … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Modern Equivalents of the Spell Books in Acts 19: A Biblicist Analysis

Posted on October 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Acts 19:19 records that after the preaching of Paul in Ephesus, “many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted up the value of them, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Jane Austen’s View of Masculinity through the Portrayal of Male Marriage Partners

Posted on October 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores Jane Austen’s portrayal of male marriage partners—both for her heroines and for minor female characters—as a window into her broader view of masculinity. Austen’s novels do not simply depict courtship or romantic resolution; they function … Continue reading →

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Moral Ambiguity and Constancy: A Comparative White Paper on Henry Crawford and Captain Wentworth

Posted on October 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper examines the contrasting courtship behavior of Henry Crawford in Mansfield Park and Captain Frederick Wentworth in Persuasion, focusing on their interactions with the women around them—specifically, Crawford’s entanglements with the Bertram sisters and Fanny Price, and Wentworth’s … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Social, Moral, and Economic Context of Gossip Writing in Mansfield Park

Posted on October 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

The First Account of Maria Bertram’s Adultery with Henry Crawford and Its Portrayal in Contemporary Texts I. Introduction: Gossip as Narrative Catalyst Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park (1814) integrates gossip not merely as background chatter but as a mechanism of moral … 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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White Paper: The Contrast Between Documentary Hypotheses About the Bible and the Named Sources of the Bible

Posted on October 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper explores the profound contrast between modern documentary hypotheses—theories that propose the Pentateuch (and other biblical books) are composed of multiple, anonymous editorial layers—and the explicitly named sources and authorial attributions found within Scripture itself. The study … Continue reading →

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The Portrayal of Bears in Persian Culture and Literature: A White Paper on Symbolism, Folklore, and the Cultural Ecology of the Khers (خرس)

Posted on October 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The bear (khers, خرس) occupies a modest yet symbolically potent place in Persian culture and literature. Though less prominent than lions, leopards, or mythical creatures like the simurgh, the bear appears across Persian folklore, poetry, proverbs, and courtly … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Every Form of Wickedness: A Biblicist White Paper

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblical command to “avoid every form of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:22) through a biblicist lens, tracing the semantic, theological, and practical meanings of “wickedness” and “evil” in both Hebrew and Greek. It analyzes the … Continue reading →

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