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The Argument Beneath the Argument
Why people can agree on the evidence and still reach radically different conclusions.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
AI Can Produce a Citation. That Does Not Make the Citation Evidence.
HISTORY & THEOLOGY
Illumination Does Not Make Every Interpretation Infallible
The Holy Spirit's work and careful interpretation belong together.
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What Natural Law Claims—and What It Does Not
Natural law deserves argument rather than caricature.
ANALYSIS
Reality Check: What Does “Studies Show” Actually Tell You?
A five-question test for research claims that arrive prepackaged as certainty.
ARGUMENT
How to Read a Supreme Court Opinion Without Getting Lost
Find the question, holding, rule, and disagreement before drowning in citations.
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AI Can Produce a Citation. That Does Not Make the Citation Evidence.
Generative tools make verification more important, not less.
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The Argument Beneath the Argument
Why people can agree on the evidence and still reach radically different conclusions.
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History & Theology
Church history and Christian thought examined through texts, context, doctrine, and argument.
CHURCH HISTORY
Illumination Does Not Make Every Interpretation Infallible
The doctrine of illumination does not make a believer's interpretation automatically correct.
HISTORICAL THEOLOGY
Augustine on two cities, one earthly peace
DOCTRINE
What Christians mean when they confess one God in three persons
PRIMARY SOURCES
Read the Nicene Creed alongside the dispute that produced it
BIOGRAPHY
Athanasius: the bishop who spent years in exile
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Conferences, special issues, essay competitions, and other opportunities for scholars and graduate students.
Academic Essays
Long-form work that takes evidence, sources, and counterarguments seriously without requiring specialist readers.
REALITY CHECK
CLAIM EXAMINATION
A statistic can be accurate and still mislead you. Here is how.
We trace the original source, examine the denominator, compare competing measurements, and show what the number can legitimately support.
VERDICT
PARTLY TRUE
The number is genuine. The popular conclusion drawn from it is not.
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