Articles
Foundation essays on sources of knowledge, why a Creator would communicate, how revelation claims are tested, how texts are transmitted, and how suffering fits into belief.
Why Would a Creator Communicate?
Central question: If a Creator exists, should we expect Him to speak to us?
A first step from belief in a purposeful Creator toward the reasonableness of expecting revelation.
How to Test a Revelation Claim
Central question: What standards must any genuine revelation meet?
A fair, non-circular framework for testing scriptures without deciding the answer in advance.
The Reliability of Transmission
Central question: How do we know an ancient text reaches us as it was first given?
A practical method for judging preservation through manuscript gaps, transmission spread, and variant evidence.
The Problem of Evil and Suffering
Central question: Does the suffering in the world count as evidence against a good Creator?
A careful argument that suffering is real and serious, but not a knockdown disproof of a good Creator.
How Do We Know? The Sources of Knowledge
Central question: What are the legitimate ways human beings come to know anything, and where does each one reach its limit?
A clear map of the senses, reason, testimony, and intuition, and why revelation is a serious candidate for questions beyond their reach.