Tag Archives: research

Book Review: Going Red

Posted on April 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

Going Red: The Two Million Voters Who Will Elect The Next President—And How Conservatives Can Win Them, by Ed Morrissey [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Crown Forum Press in exchange for an honest review.] … Continue reading →

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Some Preliminary Notes For A Defense Of Origen On The Biblical Doctrine Of Subordinationism

Posted on April 5, 2016 by nathanalbright

Every once in a while, my reading triggers a cascading series of thoughts that is too big for a single blog entry, even of the foreboding size that is often the case in my writings. In such cases, the massive … Continue reading →

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Rooted In A Sense Of Place And Time

Posted on January 28, 2016 by nathanalbright

While driving to work today, the deejay on the radio was playing songs with geographic themes, some of which I was not familiar with, such as Alphaville’s “Big In Japan” and Kraftwerk’s [1] “Tour de France.” Having long considered geography … Continue reading →

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The Syntopticon Project, Or Books About Books

Posted on December 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

One of the more ambitious projects of Mortimer Adler that he discussed in his masterpiece How To Read A Book [1] was to build a collection of works called the Syntopticon, an catalogue of books about different subjects. As there … Continue reading →

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In Glicken’s Forge

Posted on December 18, 2015 by nathanalbright

On June 3, 1991, a man in his early 30’s named Harry Glicken died on the slopes of Mount Unzen in Japan. To date, he is one of only two American volcanologists who have died in volcanic eruptions, and appropriately … Continue reading →

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You Won’t Find The Answers Until You First Have Questions

Posted on December 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

Like many children, I was one of those irritating little beings who asked a lot of questions. Unlike many people who grow older and stop asking questions, I have never really stopped asking questions of myself or of other people. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Abraham Lincoln’s World

Posted on October 16, 2015 by nathanalbright

Abraham Lincoln’s World, by Geneviere Foster While looking for books in my local library system about Abraham Lincoln, I came across this book, written by a Christian historian who wrote a series of related books for juvenile audiences that in … Continue reading →

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A Compendium Of Passages Regarding The High Holy Days In The New Testament

Posted on October 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, one of my fellow brethren in Southeast Asia, a young leader being trained up to spread the Gospel there, came to me with a request for the passages of the New … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal For A Medical Experiment To Test Relationship Between Toxicity And Depression

Posted on July 7, 2015 by nathanalbright

Before I begin detailing this modest proposal in detail, I would like to give some context. A few days ago, an associate of mine in one of my many areas of interest requested of me that I write a research … Continue reading →

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The Work Of Rework

Posted on March 6, 2015 by nathanalbright

Yesterday I received two books at the same time from one of the publishers I review books for. In trying to decide which of them I wanted to read and review first, I thumbed through one of the books only … Continue reading →

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