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Why Fine Young Cannibals Never Made a Third Studio Album — and What Happened Next (1989–present)

Posted on October 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) were one of the most successful UK-to-US crossover pop acts of the late 1980s, scoring two U.S. #1 singles and a U.S. #1 album with The Raw & the Cooked (1989). Yet the group … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Resolving The Split of the Jets

Posted on October 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

1 – Executive Summary The Jets emerged in the 1980s as a successful family band of siblings from the Wolfgramm family, achieving significant chart success and global tours.  Over time, the group fractured: siblings formed separate touring line-ups, legal disputes … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Theology of Authority and the Continuing Lessons of the UCG–COGWA Division

Posted on October 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The separation between the United Church of God (UCG) and the Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) in 2010 was not primarily a doctrinal dispute over Sabbath observance, holy days, or the gospel—it was a conflict over … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Typology of Issues That Threaten the Unity of Churches

Posted on October 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Church unity has long been a central theme in Christian theology and ecclesiology, rooted in Christ’s prayer “that they may be one” (John 17:21). Yet, churches across history and denominations face recurring threats to their internal and external … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Dynamics and Policy Implications of Locked Religious Councils

Posted on October 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper examines the practice—found across history and faith traditions—of religious councils being sequestered or “locked in” until a unanimous or majority consensus is reached on doctrinal or disciplinary matters. Such procedures, whether literal or symbolic, aim to ensure … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Complicated History of the Release and Reception of Music from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Posted on October 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) occupy a unique and paradoxical place in rock history — as both a symbol of musical harmony and a case study in artistic conflict. Their recordings, both together and apart, trace the … Continue reading →

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Restoring Trust and Accountability: A Path Forward for Church Governance

Posted on February 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction In the life of any church, periods of institutional challenge can test the bonds of fellowship and the resilience of governance structures. The situation our church currently faces—with tensions between popular leadership and traditional governance processes, concerns over resource … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Are There Two Americas?

Posted on July 26, 2023 by nathanalbright

Are There Two Americas? (Current Controversies), edited by Caleb Bissinger This is the kind of book that particularly irritates me, not necessarily because of the fact that it is about controversial subjects, but because the book is itself an example … Continue reading →

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Was It Something I Said?

Posted on July 25, 2023 by nathanalbright

In the early 1990’s, in the aftermath of an acrimonious breakup between its two founding creative members, the rump band under Andy McCluskey attempted to go on as a dance band for a few years, and in the first album … Continue reading →

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Unity And Division Without Limit

Posted on March 9, 2023 by nathanalbright

There is no nation, no matter how large, that does not have at least some desire to make itself larger through some form of union with others, and there is no community of people, no matter how small, that does … Continue reading →

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