Discovering Truth: Interdisciplinary Research for the Modern Scholar

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Copyright: 2026

Pages: 230

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About the Authors 

Chapter 1 Introduction
Research: The Pursuit of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful 

Chapter 2 Research: What is it, Really? 

Chapter 3 Research According to a Biblical Worldview 

Chapter 4 Learning the Language: Data and Variables 

Chapter 5 Learning the Language: Population and Samples

Chapter 6 Information Literacy 

Chapter 7 Research Problems, Questions, and Formatting 

Chapter 8 Research in the Sciences—The Pursuit of the True, Pt 1
(Quantitative Approaches) 

Chapter 9 Research in the Sciences—The Pursuit of the True, Pt 2
(Qualitative Approaches) 

Chapter 10 Research in the Sciences—The Pursuit of the True, Pt 3
(Mixed Methods and Human Subjects Research) 

Chapter 11 Synthesis: The Interdisciplinary Connection 

Chapter 12 Researching with a Clean Heart: Ethical Guidelines and Applications 

Chapter 13 Research in the Humanities: The Pursuit of the Good

Chapter 14 Components of a Research Proposal 

Chapter 15 Research in the Creative Arts: The Pursuit of the Beautiful 

Chapter 16 Postlude: Where Do We Go from Here? 

Index

Hope Dornfeld
Elisabeth Sweeney
Mario Calabretta
David L Ream
John Knox

John S. Knox is an associate professor of Sociology in the College of General Studies and an instructor of Apologetics in the Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University. He has taught Bible, Sociology, history, and religion for nearly two decades at several Christian universities in the Pacific Northwest and the East Coast, utilizing his PhD in Theology & Religion (Sociology), a MATS in Christian History & Thought, and a BA in History and English to help his students more fully understand what it meant to be a Christian in the past--and why it is still relevant in the present. He currently lives in Virginia with his wife and two sons.

About the Authors 

Chapter 1 Introduction
Research: The Pursuit of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful 

Chapter 2 Research: What is it, Really? 

Chapter 3 Research According to a Biblical Worldview 

Chapter 4 Learning the Language: Data and Variables 

Chapter 5 Learning the Language: Population and Samples

Chapter 6 Information Literacy 

Chapter 7 Research Problems, Questions, and Formatting 

Chapter 8 Research in the Sciences—The Pursuit of the True, Pt 1
(Quantitative Approaches) 

Chapter 9 Research in the Sciences—The Pursuit of the True, Pt 2
(Qualitative Approaches) 

Chapter 10 Research in the Sciences—The Pursuit of the True, Pt 3
(Mixed Methods and Human Subjects Research) 

Chapter 11 Synthesis: The Interdisciplinary Connection 

Chapter 12 Researching with a Clean Heart: Ethical Guidelines and Applications 

Chapter 13 Research in the Humanities: The Pursuit of the Good

Chapter 14 Components of a Research Proposal 

Chapter 15 Research in the Creative Arts: The Pursuit of the Beautiful 

Chapter 16 Postlude: Where Do We Go from Here? 

Index

Hope Dornfeld
Elisabeth Sweeney
Mario Calabretta
David L Ream
John Knox

John S. Knox is an associate professor of Sociology in the College of General Studies and an instructor of Apologetics in the Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University. He has taught Bible, Sociology, history, and religion for nearly two decades at several Christian universities in the Pacific Northwest and the East Coast, utilizing his PhD in Theology & Religion (Sociology), a MATS in Christian History & Thought, and a BA in History and English to help his students more fully understand what it meant to be a Christian in the past--and why it is still relevant in the present. He currently lives in Virginia with his wife and two sons.