About
OpenLumin puts the evidence back in your hands — named scholars and curated datasets, every claim traced, every conclusion yours.
A project by AI Fluency Ministry
The Problem
64% of pastors use AI for sermon prep. 40% of Gen Z trusts AI spiritual advice as much as their pastor. 73% of churches have no AI policy.
Every AI response passes through three filters you don't control: training data that overrepresents secular worldviews, contract workers who rank “good theology” using a style guide, and an internal constitution written by engineers.
The measured gap: models trained on Christian worldview data outperform generic models by 30 points. Same engine. Different training. Different theology.
Our Approach
Augmentation Over Automation
AI retrieves research — commentaries, ANE context, Hebrew and Greek data. You wrestle with the text.
Evidence Before Interpretation
Every study starts with what is historically verified. We check your assumptions against primary evidence.
Every Citation Sourced
Two-tier system: verified claims from data, or training-assisted claims flagged for review. You always know.
Free Because Scholarship Should Be
Seminary-level research without the price tag. No paywalls, no premium tiers, no ads.
Features
Evidence-first research on any passage or topic
3 classic commentaries + Heiser/ANE scholarship
3,000+ people with family trees, 450 events, 1,274 places
Easton's Dictionary: 3,964 terms
Interactive maps with coordinates
Premise validation — checks assumptions against evidence
Two-tier citations: verified or flagged
Denomination-aware guardrails
Cross-references from OpenBible.info
Chronological timelines
Discovery questions for self-guided study
PDF download for offline study
Transparency
Public domain, open-licensed, or permitted-use scholarly sources. Every one named.
View full data attribution →Free. No paywall. No ads. Every source named.