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Pick a subject to read everything we've published on it. Each topic gathers articles, devotionals, and quick blog posts in one place.

Every research area

Each topic below is a hub: an orientation, the cornerstone piece, and the articles, infographics and videos grouped under it.

Christian Orthodoxy

138 resources

Explores Orthodox teaching on apostolic continuity, Holy Tradition, the councils, icons, theosis, the saints, and the Theotokos, and why the Orthodox Church is the continuation of…

Protestantism

81 resources

Examines the Reformation, sola scriptura, justification, biblical authority, denominational division, sacraments, and Protestant claims about the early Church.

Church History

64 resources

How the Church of the apostles became the Church of the councils. Sources, controversies, and the long argument over what the first Christians actually believed, taught, and…

Bible & Canon

33 resources

Explores how Scripture was written, preserved, recognized, transmitted, and received by the Church throughout history.

Roman Catholicism

46 resources

Roman Catholicism examined on its own terms first — from the Catechism, the councils, and papal documents — and then weighed against the faith of the undivided Church. The…

Islam

56 resources

Examines Muhammad, the Qur’an, Hadith, Islamic doctrine, and why Islam’s claims about Jesus, Scripture, prophecy, and final revelation do not hold up historically or theologically.

Mormonism

70 resources

Examines Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims, the Book of Mormon and other LDS texts, temple ordinances, priesthood restoration, and why Mormonism does not restore ancient…

Intelligent Design

96 resources

Examines materialist explanations of life and the universe through DNA information, cellular complexity, fine-tuning, consciousness, morality, and evidence for design.

Devotionals

81 resources

Reflects on Scripture with conviction, addressing prayer, repentance, suffering, courage, discernment, obedience, false teaching, and faithfulness to Christ.

Eastern Religions

37 resources

Eastern Religion is a broad umbrella term that refers to the major spiritual and philosophical traditions that originated in South, East, and Southeast Asia. We examine them…

Jehovah’s Witnesses

26 resources

The Watch Tower movement's history, its Governing Body, the New World Translation, and its account of Christ and salvation, set beside the Scriptures and the Church that received…

Apologetics

49 resources

The reasoned defense and justification of the Christian faith.

Videos

5 resources

Filmed conversations and source-driven explainers from the site's research.

Paul

45 resources

Paul the Apostle: Life, Letters, Theology, and Mission

Philosophy

12 resources

Questions that come before the evidence: what truth is, what counts as knowing, whether the mind is only matter, and what grounds a moral claim. Christian thought has argued about…