Effective and last updated: June 20, 2026

Welcome to Faith & Reason, located at timothyrberman.com.

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Faith & Reason website, including its articles, studies, videos, graphics, comments, subscription features, product information, and other content or services.

Faith & Reason is an independently operated religious, educational, apologetic, publishing, and digital-media platform owned and maintained by Timothy R. Berman.

In these Terms, “Faith & Reason,” “the website,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Timothy R. Berman operating Faith & Reason. “You” and “your” refer to any person who visits, accesses, interacts with, or makes a purchase through the website.

Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing or using Faith & Reason, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, the Disclaimer, and any additional policy that applies to a particular feature or transaction.

If you do not agree with these Terms, please discontinue use of the website.

You may not use the website in a manner that violates applicable law or the rights of another person.

Changes to These Terms

Faith & Reason may update these Terms when its content, technology, services, commercial activities, or legal obligations change.

The revision date shown at the top identifies the most recent update.

Changes become effective when the revised Terms are published unless another effective date is stated. Continued use of the website after an update constitutes acknowledgment of the revised Terms.

Website Purpose

Faith & Reason publishes content that may include:

• Latter-day Saint theology and apologetics;
• Biblical and scriptural studies;
• Christian history and theological analysis;
• Come Follow Me resources;
• Religious commentary and responses;
• Personal testimony;
• Discipleship and spiritual-formation content;
• Archived recovery-oriented material;
• Videos, graphics, and infographics;
• Book and publication information;
• Affiliate recommendations; and
• Fictional or creative works.

The website is provided for general informational, educational, religious, devotional, and entertainment purposes.

Use of this website does not establish a professional, counseling, pastoral, fiduciary, medical, legal, or other confidential relationship.

Additional limitations are described in the Faith & Reason Disclaimer.

Independent Publication

Faith & Reason is an independent publication.

It is not an official website, publication, ministry, or communication channel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The website is not sponsored, authorized, endorsed, administered, or financially supported by the Church or its affiliated organizations.

Timothy R. Berman does not speak on behalf of the Church. Visitors seeking official doctrine, policy, announcements, or instruction should consult authorized Church sources.

References to Church leaders, publications, scriptures, teachings, names, trademarks, or other materials do not imply official affiliation or endorsement.

Eligibility and Use by Minors

Faith & Reason is intended for a general audience.

You must be legally capable of agreeing to these Terms or use the website under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

The website is not specifically directed toward children under 13 years of age. Children under 13 should not submit personal information, post comments, subscribe, or make purchases through the website without appropriate parental involvement.

Parents and guardians are responsible for determining whether particular theological, historical, recovery-related, or creative content is appropriate for minors in their care.

Permitted Use

You may access publicly available Faith & Reason content for lawful personal, educational, devotional, and noncommercial purposes.

You may:

• Read and view publicly available content;
• Share links to Faith & Reason pages;
• Quote limited portions with appropriate attribution;
• Discuss or critique published arguments;
• Print an article for your own personal study;
• Use brief excerpts for teaching, commentary, review, or scholarly discussion when legally permitted; and
• Subscribe to available article notifications.

Permitted use does not transfer ownership or intellectual-property rights to you.

Prohibited Use

You may not use Faith & Reason to:

• Violate any applicable law or regulation;
• Infringe another person’s copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights;
• Republish complete articles without permission;
• Copy substantial portions of original content for another website, publication, product, database, or artificial-intelligence dataset;
• Sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit Faith & Reason content without written authorization;
• Remove copyright, attribution, or ownership notices;
• Present Faith & Reason material as your own;
• Use Faith & Reason branding in a way that falsely suggests affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement;
• Circumvent website security or access controls;
• Introduce malicious code, viruses, automated attacks, or harmful software;
• Scrape, harvest, or extract data through unauthorized automated means;
• Interfere with the operation or availability of the website;
• Collect personal information about other visitors without authorization;
• Impersonate Timothy R. Berman, Faith & Reason, another commenter, or another person;
• Submit spam, fraudulent offers, deceptive links, or unauthorized advertising;
• Threaten, harass, stalk, defame, or abuse another person;
• Publish another person’s private information without permission;
• Encourage unlawful activity or violence; or
• Use website content in an intentionally deceptive or materially misleading manner.

Faith & Reason may restrict or block access when it reasonably believes these Terms have been violated.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, original materials published through Faith & Reason are owned by Timothy R. Berman or used with appropriate permission.

Original materials may include:

• Articles and studies;
• Commentary and analysis;
• Videos and audio;
• Graphics and infographics;
• Photographs and illustrations;
• Logos and branding;
• Book excerpts;
• Course or study materials;
• Website design elements; and
• Other original creative works.

These materials are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws.

No provision in these Terms transfers ownership of Faith & Reason content or branding to a visitor.

Quotations and Attribution

Limited quotation for commentary, criticism, education, scholarship, news reporting, or review may be legally permitted depending on the circumstances.

When quoting Faith & Reason, please provide:

• The author’s name, Timothy R. Berman;
• The title of the article, study, or work;
• The name Faith & Reason; and
• A link or clear reference to the original page when reasonably possible.

Brief quotations and links are welcomed. Republishing an entire article, study, graphic, workbook section, or substantial portion requires prior written permission unless otherwise permitted by law.

Permission requests may be sent to timothy.r.berman@gmail.com.

Third-Party Intellectual Property

Faith & Reason may use limited quotations, screenshots, clips, titles, logos, photographs, or other third-party materials for purposes that may include commentary, criticism, education, review, historical analysis, apologetics, documentation, or identification.

Ownership of third-party material remains with its respective owner.

Its appearance on Faith & Reason does not imply that the owner sponsors, endorses, or is affiliated with the website.

If you believe material published on Faith & Reason infringes your rights, email timothy.r.berman@gmail.com and provide:

• Your name and contact information;
• Identification of the protected work;
• Identification and location of the disputed material;
• An explanation of your concern;
• A statement that the information submitted is accurate; and
• Any documentation reasonably necessary to evaluate the request.

Faith & Reason may remove or restrict access to material while a legitimate concern is reviewed.

Comments and User Contributions

When comments or other user-submitted features are available, you are responsible for the content you submit.

You represent that:

• You created the submitted material or have permission to submit it;
• Your submission does not violate another person’s rights;
• Your submission is not knowingly false, unlawful, or deceptive;
• Your submission does not disclose private information without authorization; and
• Your submission complies with these Terms.

You retain ownership of original material you submit.

By submitting content for public display, you grant Faith & Reason a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, format, display, and distribute that material as reasonably necessary to operate, preserve, moderate, and promote the relevant discussion.

This license does not give Faith & Reason ownership of your original work.

You may request removal of a comment, but complete removal from backups, search-engine caches, quotations, screenshots, or third-party archives cannot be guaranteed.

Comment Moderation

Faith & Reason welcomes thoughtful questions and principled disagreement. It is not obligated to publish or retain every submission.

Comments may be held for review, edited for formatting, closed, restricted, or removed when they contain:

• Spam or unauthorized advertising;
• Personal attacks or harassment;
• Threats or incitement;
• Obscene or unlawful content;
• Defamatory accusations presented without support;
• Private or identifying information;
• Copyright infringement;
• Impersonation;
• Repeated off-topic disruption;
• Malicious links;
• Excessive repetition; or
• Conduct inconsistent with the purpose of the website.

Faith & Reason may block individuals who repeatedly violate these standards.

Moderation decisions do not constitute endorsement or rejection of a commenter’s religious beliefs.

A separate Comment Policy may provide additional guidance.

Public Nature of Comments

Comments submitted to public areas may be visible to anyone.

Public comments may be indexed by search engines, quoted by other visitors, captured in screenshots, or archived by third parties.

Do not publish confidential, sensitive, medical, financial, or personally identifying information in a comment.

Faith & Reason is not responsible for the independent copying or republication of information that a visitor voluntarily makes public.

Subscriptions and Communications

Visitors may subscribe to receive notices about new articles or website updates.

By subscribing, you authorize the applicable WordPress or email-delivery service to send the requested communications to the email address provided.

You may unsubscribe using the link included in subscription messages.

Faith & Reason does not guarantee that every email will be delivered. Delivery may be affected by spam filters, service interruptions, subscriber settings, or third-party systems.

Transactional messages concerning a purchase, correction request, security matter, or direct inquiry may still be sent when reasonably necessary.

External Links

Faith & Reason may link to third-party websites, ministries, publications, social-media accounts, books, retailers, products, or services.

External links are provided for reference, attribution, research, comparison, commentary, or convenience.

Faith & Reason does not control and is not responsible for the content, security, availability, accessibility, privacy practices, transactions, or policies of third-party websites.

You access third-party services at your own discretion and subject to their terms.

A link does not necessarily imply endorsement, partnership, or approval of the third party or its complete body of work.

Embedded Content

Pages may contain embedded videos, social-media posts, audio players, documents, or other content hosted by third parties.

Embedded content may function as though you visited the originating platform directly.

Third-party services may collect information, place cookies, measure engagement, or associate activity with an existing account.

Your interaction with embedded content is governed by the third party’s terms and privacy policies.

Affiliate Links

Faith & Reason may participate in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Associates Program.

Faith & Reason may receive compensation when a visitor uses an identified affiliate link and completes a qualifying transaction.

Affiliate relationships do not guarantee a favorable opinion or recommendation.

Material affiliate relationships should be disclosed on or near the applicable recommendation.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Additional terms are provided in the separate Affiliate Disclosure.

Books and Products

Faith & Reason may promote or sell books, devotionals, study guides, workbooks, fiction, or other publications created by Timothy R. Berman.

Products may be sold:

• Through Amazon or another retailer;
• Through a publisher or distributor;
• Directly through Faith & Reason;
• Through Stripe or PayPal; or
• Through another identified payment and fulfillment provider.

Product details may include format, edition, price, delivery method, availability, and applicable shipping information.

Faith & Reason does not solicit charitable donations through this website. Payments made for books or other identified products are commercial purchases and are not represented as charitable or tax-deductible contributions.

Product Descriptions

Reasonable efforts will be made to describe products accurately.

However, product details may change, including:

• Cover design;
• Interior formatting;
• Page count;
• Dimensions;
• Edition;
• Retail price;
• Availability;
• Shipping options; and
• Fulfillment method.

Images may be digital mockups and may differ slightly from the final product.

Faith & Reason may correct typographical, pricing, formatting, or descriptive errors at any time.

Pricing and Order Acceptance

Prices are displayed in the currency identified at the point of sale.

Placing an order does not guarantee acceptance. An order may be declined or canceled before fulfillment when reasonably necessary because of:

• An incorrect price or description;
• Product unavailability;
• Suspected fraud;
• Payment failure;
• Duplicate orders;
• Technical errors;
• Delivery restrictions; or
• Another legitimate operational concern.

When a direct order is canceled after payment, an appropriate refund will be initiated through the original payment method, subject to the payment processor’s procedures.

Faith & Reason will not intentionally charge a customer for a product that cannot be provided.

Payment Processing

Direct payments may be processed by Stripe, PayPal, or another disclosed third-party provider.

Payment processors operate under their own terms, privacy policies, security procedures, and eligibility requirements.

Faith & Reason generally does not directly receive or store complete payment-card or bank-account credentials submitted through those services.

Customers agree to provide accurate billing and transaction information and represent that they are authorized to use the selected payment method.

Faith & Reason may receive limited transaction information necessary to process orders, provide customer service, maintain records, prevent fraud, and address refunds or disputes.

Taxes

Customers are responsible for taxes, duties, customs charges, or other governmental fees applicable to their purchases unless the seller or retailer is legally required to collect them at checkout.

The amount and treatment of taxes may depend on the customer’s location, the product format, the retailer, and applicable law.

Third-Party Retailers

Purchases completed through Amazon or another outside retailer are transactions between the customer and that retailer.

The retailer’s policies govern:

• Payment processing;
• Printing;
• Inventory;
• Shipping;
• Delivery;
• Account management;
• Returns;
• Refunds;
• Replacements; and
• Customer service.

Faith & Reason cannot control or guarantee the performance of an independent retailer, publisher, printer, carrier, or fulfillment provider.

Direct Sales, Delivery, and Fulfillment

When Faith & Reason sells a product directly, the applicable delivery, shipping, cancellation, return, replacement, and refund terms will be provided at checkout or through a separate Sales and Refund Policy.

Digital products may be delivered electronically. Physical products may be fulfilled directly or through a third-party printer, publisher, or shipping service.

Estimated delivery times are not guaranteed. Delays may occur because of printing, carrier operations, weather, customs, inventory, technical failures, or circumstances beyond reasonable control.

Customers are responsible for providing a complete and accurate delivery address.

Nothing in these Terms eliminates a consumer right that cannot lawfully be waived.

Refunds and Returns

Refund and return eligibility depends on:

• Whether the product was purchased directly or through a retailer;
• Whether it is physical or digital;
• The condition of the product;
• The reason for the request;
• The policy displayed at the time of purchase; and
• Applicable consumer law.

Purchases through third-party retailers are subject to the retailer’s return and refund policies.

Terms for direct sales will be stated at checkout or in a separate Sales, Shipping, Returns, and Refunds Policy before direct sales begin.

Digital Products

Digital publications may be licensed for the purchaser’s personal, noncommercial use.

Purchasing a digital product does not transfer copyright ownership.

Unless expressly permitted, purchasers may not:

• Share download links publicly;
• Upload files to file-sharing services;
• Redistribute copies;
• Resell or sublicense the material;
• Remove copyright notices; or
• Use the material to create a competing product.

Access requirements, compatible formats, and any applicable refund limitations should be reviewed before purchase.

AI-Assisted and Illustrative Content

Faith & Reason may use generative artificial intelligence or other digital tools to assist with images, graphics, transcription, editing, research organization, formatting, or content development.

AI-assisted material is reviewed and approved before publication under the Faith & Reason name, but errors may still occur.

Illustrative images, artistic depictions, thumbnails, and digital composites should not be treated as documentary or photographic proof unless expressly identified as authentic documentary material.

You may not knowingly use Faith & Reason content to create deceptive impersonations, fraudulent evidence, or false claims of endorsement.

Privacy

Use of Faith & Reason is also governed by the Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected, used, retained, and processed through the website and third-party services.

By using interactive features, subscribing, or completing a transaction, you acknowledge the data practices described in that policy.

Website Availability

Faith & Reason may modify, suspend, restrict, archive, or discontinue any portion of the website at any time.

The website may become temporarily unavailable because of:

• Maintenance;
• Hosting interruptions;
• Security incidents;
• Software changes;
• Platform restrictions;
• Technical failures; or
• Circumstances beyond reasonable control.

Faith & Reason does not guarantee continuous availability, preservation of every page, or compatibility with every browser, device, or accessibility tool.

Disclaimer of Warranties

Faith & Reason is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Faith & Reason does not make express or implied warranties concerning:

• Accuracy;
• Completeness;
• Reliability;
• Availability;
• Security;
• Noninfringement;
• Fitness for a particular purpose; or
• Results obtained from using the website.

No article, testimony, product, study, or resource guarantees a particular spiritual, emotional, recovery, financial, professional, or personal outcome.

Additional limitations appear in the Disclaimer, which is incorporated into these Terms.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Faith & Reason and Timothy R. Berman will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from:

• Use of or inability to use the website;
• Reliance on published content;
• Third-party websites or services;
• Unauthorized access or technical incidents;
• User comments or submissions;
• Lost data or interrupted access; or
• Transactions conducted with independent retailers or service providers.

Nothing in these Terms limits responsibility that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

Responsibility for Your Actions

You are responsible for your use of the website, your submissions, and your compliance with these Terms.

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for claims, losses, or costs arising from your unlawful use of Faith & Reason, your infringement of another person’s rights, or material you submit in violation of these Terms.

This provision does not require a consumer to waive rights or protections that cannot lawfully be waived.

Enforcement

Failure to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce it later.

Faith & Reason may take reasonable action in response to violations, including:

• Removing content;
• Closing comments;
• Blocking access;
• Canceling a fraudulent or unauthorized transaction;
• Preserving relevant records;
• Reporting unlawful activity; or
• Seeking available legal remedies.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally may be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to applicable consumer-protection and jurisdictional requirements.

Nothing in these Terms deprives a consumer of mandatory protections provided by the laws of the consumer’s place of residence.

Informal Resolution of Concerns

Before initiating a formal dispute, you are encouraged to contact Faith & Reason and provide a reasonable opportunity to address the concern.

Correspondence should include:

• Your name and contact information;
• A clear description of the concern;
• The page, comment, product, or transaction involved;
• The resolution you are requesting; and
• Supporting information reasonably necessary to investigate.

Send concerns to timothy.r.berman@gmail.com.

This informal process does not prevent either party from taking timely action when necessary to protect legal rights or comply with filing deadlines.

Severability

If a court determines that part of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be interpreted or limited to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

No Waiver

A delay or failure to enforce a provision does not waive that provision or any other right.

Any waiver must be express and applies only to the specific circumstance for which it is given.

Assignment

You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without prior written permission.

Faith & Reason may transfer its rights and obligations as part of a legitimate transfer, restructuring, or succession of the website or publishing operation, subject to applicable law.

Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, Affiliate Disclosure, Comment Policy, and any applicable sales policy, form the agreement governing use of Faith & Reason.

Terms presented at checkout or by a third-party retailer may also apply to a particular purchase.

Contact

Questions or notices regarding these Terms may be sent to:

Timothy R. Berman
Faith & Reason
Email: timothy.r.berman@gmail.com
Website: timothyrberman.com