Latest scan for each source
- Crossref
- PubMed / NCBI
- DOI recordsvia Crossref
- YouTube
Dates mark the latest recorded scan of each source. DOI records are checked through Crossref and share its scan date. Research is published separately after review.
PUBLIC RESEARCH TRANSPARENCY
Research scope, sources, and currency.
Begin with the disciplines and investigation topics, then review the source inventory, update process, latest scan dates, and the limits of what “current” can mean.
RESEARCH CHECK DATES
When sources were checked and research was reviewed.
Sep 21, 2026, 12:39 PM
Successful full run recordedA source can record a check date even when later screening or processing does not finish. This date identifies the latest full research run recorded as completed.
Lectures and discussions
YouTube helps the app find relevant academic lectures, interviews, and discussions. The scan date shows when YouTube discovery ran. Videos are added to the research only after editorial review.
Claims are checked against original research and other appropriate sources before publication.
Sep 10, 2026
Human reviewedPublication dates identify reviewed changes added to the app. Individual evidence cards also show their own review dates.
Dates retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 3:32 AM. Discovery and publication are separate steps; database indexing can lag behind a paper's publication.
DETAILED SOURCE INVENTORY
What supplies the app's reference information.
Each source has a defined role. Discovery services locate candidates; original sources establish claims; scholarly works provide interpretation; Faith Inquiry Press performs the synthesis.
Crossref
Scheduled dailyDOI metadata, article titles, authors, journal names, publication dates, abstracts when supplied, and publisher links. The scheduled scout searches science, philosophy, religion, and theology; recorded check dates show when it actually ran, and the publisher record is checked before a claim is used.
PubMed / NCBI
Scheduled dailyBiomedical and life-science records used for human origins, genetics, cognition, suffering, and related evidence. Recorded check dates show when the scheduled source search actually ran; article type and peer-review status are verified separately.
YouTube Data API
Scheduled when enabledRecent academic lectures, interviews, debates, and public discussions can be searched when the connection is enabled. Videos are discovery leads, not primary evidence, unless their underlying research can be independently verified.
Journal, DOI, dataset, and publisher records
During every editorial reviewOriginal papers, supplementary material, datasets, institutional repositories, and publisher corrections are treated as the authority for scientific claims. Retractions and material corrections override summaries.
Biblical texts and primary historical works
When investigations are written or revisedBiblical passages, ancient texts, creeds, and original works by significant theologians and philosophers provide the basis for historical and interpretive discussion. Translation and interpretive choices are identified where they matter.
Peer-reviewed studies, academic books, and reference works
During editorial reviewCommentaries, monographs, institutional resources, and scholarly overviews supply context and competing interpretations. These are distinguished from primary evidence and from the app's own conclusions.
Faith Inquiry Press research
After documented reviewEvidence maps, model comparisons, research reports, and app investigations synthesize the cited material. Member-shared discussion content remains within its selected group audience and does not become app-wide evidence without editorial approval.
TOPIC AREAS COVERED
The disciplines included in the research outline.
The project is intentionally interdisciplinary. Scientific, biological, historical, philosophical, and theological claims are evaluated within their proper fields before conclusions are compared.
Science
Empirical findings, measurement, model testing, dating methods, physical evidence, uncertainty, and reproducibility across the natural sciences.
Biology & Genetics
Evolutionary biology, ancient DNA, population genetics, human ancestry, cognition, animal suffering, and origin-of-life research.
Paleoanthropology & Archaeology
Hominin fossils, behavior, tools, fire, symbolic activity, migration, chronology, and reconstruction of human origins.
Cosmology & Physics
Cosmic expansion, the early universe, inflation, fine-tuning, physical beginnings, and the limits of scientific inference.
Theology & Biblical Studies
Creation, Adam and Eve, the image of God, the Fall, atonement, providence, revelation, suffering, and biblical interpretation.
Philosophy
Metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, divine hiddenness, evil, Stoicism, Deism, and competing explanations.
History & Primary Texts
Scripture, ancient sources, creeds, historical theology, original philosophical works, intellectual context, and translation questions.
Neuroscience & Consciousness
Cognition, subjective experience, personhood, moral agency, animal minds, and the relationship between mind, brain, and theological anthropology.
NINE INVESTIGATION TOPICS
How each inquiry crosses the disciplines.
Human Origins & AdamBiology, genetics, paleoanthropology, archaeology, biblical studies, and theological anthropology
Death, Fall & AtonementEvolutionary biology, biblical theology, historical theology, and philosophy of religion
Divine HiddennessPhilosophy of religion, epistemology, psychology of belief, biblical studies, and theology
Cosmos & BeginningCosmology, physics, philosophy of science, metaphysics, and natural theology
Problem of EvilPhilosophy, ethics, theology, biblical studies, and the evidential assessment of suffering
Pre-Adam Animal SufferingEvolutionary biology, paleontology, animal cognition, ethics, theodicy, and eschatology
StoicismAncient philosophy, ethics, classical texts, history, natural theology, and human flourishing
DeismPhilosophy of religion, intellectual history, natural religion, providence, revelation, and metaphysics
Consciousness & PersonhoodNeuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, hominin cognition, ethics, and the image of God
SCHEDULED DAILY · 10:00 UTC
Automated discovery
The research scout is configured to search Crossref and PubMed across the nine investigation areas, with YouTube added when enabled. The source dates above show what actually ran. Direct matches enter a private screening queue; they do not appear automatically as conclusions.
SCHEDULED HOURLY · :15 PAST THE HOUR
Feed and pipeline health
The health job is configured to check research feeds, the pipeline, and recovery status hourly. Recorded run dates and admin alerts—not the schedule alone—show whether those checks actually completed.
AFTER HUMAN REVIEW
Publication and revision
An editor verifies the original source, evidence quality, limitations, affected claims, and competing interpretations. Approved changes are then published; there is no automatic publication interval.
WHAT “CURRENT” MEANS
Current discovery is not the same as instant completeness.
- Source check dates and editorial review dates describe different stages of the research process.
- The scan overlaps recent days to account for late-indexed records.
- Published app content reflects the latest item that completed editorial review.
- A newly released paper may not yet be indexed, reviewed, or incorporated.
- AI-generated explanations can make mistakes and should be checked against the linked source.
Evidence is weighted, not merely collected.
Primary research and original documents carry more weight than summaries. Reference works provide context. Lectures, discussions, and shared resources can identify useful questions, but they are not treated as equivalent to primary or peer-reviewed evidence.