• What are the basic principles and assumptions upon which your field currently functions?
• Who are the faithful forerunners historically and currently? What were/are their basic principles and assumptions?
• Which of these principles/assumptions may be true based on the best available empirical data and Biblical understanding?
• Which of these principles are false based on Biblical understanding and the best available empirical data?
• What higher rationality is missing that would be suggested by a Christian framework? 
• What empirical research and theoretical work must be conducted to reveal true principles?
• What empirical research and theoretical work must be conducted to reveal the false principles and assumptions?
• In what publications (academic and mainstream, print and media) will it be important to publish findings and insights?
• What research and theoretical work must be produced to reveal and proclaim the Christian principles that would make the discipline more true, productive and whole?
• What tasks must be accomplished to create a climate in the university and the larger culture whereby the fields simply ave to acknowledge and engage (even if contest) the “new/albeit timeless” paradigm?
• Which culture makers and scholars and journalists will take responsibility for each task?

Each disciplinary team or other group will develop and execute long-term strategic plans for research, theory, and practice, keeping in mind mainstream publications that will have an increasing and lasting impact on redeeming the discipline. In addition, the disciplinary teams will acquaint themselves with the work of other Upper Room groups so as to become more aware of the larger picture of how all truth is united in Him.

The Upper Room participants in each these disciplinary groups will include 1) a group of contemporary forerunners to set examples, encourage, advise and guide, as well as 2) senior, mid-career, early and post-doc, and graduate student scholars, 3) high-level practitioners and new apprentices in each field, and 4) print and media journalists.

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