"Mainstream" scholarship is defined by critical method, and what is verifiable historically, not by perspective or personal belief. Methodological naturalism does not require philosophical naturalism.
Hello and welcome to my user page.
I agree with the very high priority Wikipedia places on neutrality. In the years I've been here, I have learned that my fellow WP editors are generally just as committed to upholding this standard as I am. It's really quite an amazing thing when you stop and think about it - millions of people setting aside personal beliefs and opinions to uphold a standard that goes against natural tendencies.
For better—and for worse — we are all influenced by our culture, race, nationality, gender, and ethics. We are all historically situated. The good news is that does not have to prevent neutrality and objectivity.
Take Olympic judges for example. They must overcome their national biases to be decent judges, and part of that is the presence of the other judges from whom they want the same thing. As historian Thomas L. Haskell explains, "even a polemicist, deeply and fixedly committed" can cultivate neutrality insofar as they are willing to enter in to even a little empathy for the opposing view.
How exactly?
And here's a FUN You tube video: [4]
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Augustine of Hippo (section on Coercion)
The Bible and humor My first DYK? article!
Bible and violence - the very first article I ever worked on here on Wikipedia - needs work now
Biblical criticism (my first GA article)
Christianization of the Roman Empire as diffusion of innovation
GAR of Devil in Christianity
My first creation (rather than addition) - Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion: The Power of the Hysterical Woman
created Evolutionary theodicy
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Historiography of the Christianization of the Roman Empire
[8] History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
Persecution of Christians in the post–Cold War era
[10] Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
Christianity in civilization Role of Christianity in civilization
Religious policies of Constantine the Great
Religious responses to the problem of evil
Reviewed: Tourbillion Bulgaria; My first GA review of someone else's article succeeded!
So did my second: Indonesian Christian Student Movement! [12]
Reviewed W. Sterling Cary a really well done article and passed it. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:01, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
Reviewed John 3:16 failed
Reviewed Papyrus 45 passed
Reviewed Devil in Christianity passed
Reviewed Christianity: failed
Reviewed Michael Miller: failed
Peer review of Megan Phelps-Roper that subsequently went GA
Wikipedia:Peer review/Christianization/archive1
need to create: New (Neo) evangelicalism
need to create: Primitive Christianity
need to create: volitional epistemology and moral ecology
need to create: Wayne Meeks; Charity in early Christianity; The Confession of St. Patrick;
need an article on the Christian enlightenment during the early modern period.
need to create an article on Moore's book. Lots of articles available on it.
Add to Louis the Pious impact on church becoming less entangled with state
Add to this one under Legacy: Apostles in the New Testament
Christianity in the 4th century
Christianity in late antiquity
From Gog:
[13] Ethics in religion
[14] History of Christianity
covenant Covenant
Nativity Nativity
Judaizers Judaizers
Talk:Theodicy Theodicy
[15] civil religion
[16] atonement in Christianity Leviticus 18
total rewrite has been suggested for Insider movement
added Toleration
[17] Christianity and violence, my first bog of quicksand, doesn't look too bad.
Circumcellions imbalance
Covenant (historical) needs citations
these are wonderful editors and people! I am so glad to have worked with them
Just Another Cringy Username editor capable of deleting what isn't necessary; helped on History of Christianity
Aza24 helps with music/arts
Wham2001 also corrects citations - man I love these guys, and I mean that literally!
ActivelyDisinterested willing to help with correcting citations! YAY!
[18]Ermenrich
[19]Buidhe
[ [20]]
( Buttinsky)
do work in religion (also kind and helpful):
Generalissima did the GA of history of Christianity
User talk:Werter1995 sources on H. of C.
Ellipses require the placement of a "non-breaking space" before them: it's written with a & then nbsp and a semicolon
[21] Avoiding common mistakes: first, know what they are.
Wikipedia:Writing better articles
Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style
Help:Table how to set up a table
The great and wonderful Teahouse! [22]
[23] how to check images for copyright
[24]] how to use multiple images
[25] passing image review
[26] alternative text for images
[27] idea lab
[28] rudeness
[29]countering bias
[30]MOS block quotes
[31] how to do diffs
[32] Wikitext
[33] ANI
To include a pdf in a reference:
{{cite journal |last=Aries |first=Myriam B. C. |last2=Newsham |first2=Guy R. |last-author-amp=yes |date=2008 |title=Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review |url=http://archive.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/irc/doc/pubs/nrcc49212/nrcc49212.pdf |journal=Energy Policy |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=1858–1866 |doi=10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021 |access-date=October 18, 2013}}
Displays as:
Aries, Myriam B. C. & Newsham, Guy R. (2008). "Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review" (PDF). Energy Policy. 36 (6): 1858–1866. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
Aries, Myriam B. C. & Newsham, Guy R. (2008). "Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review" (PDF). Energy Policy. 36 (6): 1858–1866. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
use: (two curly brackets) Copied|from= |from_oldid=|to= |to_diff= (two curly brackets)
My library The library!! Whoo hoo!
[36] Archive
[37] open library
[38] free newspaper library
[39] Bible translator
[40] Resource request Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request
Template for use in articles undergoing major edits: double curly brackets front and back around 'under construction' will tag an article about major work being done; or
[42] under construction
Wikipedia:Prosesize for # of words
Wikipedia:Moving_a_page#How_to_move_a_page
Wikipedia:Personal user awards
Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests
Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Assessment
Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace
[43] referencing
[44] citation bot
[45]] copyright tags for images
[46]] check for copy violations
[47]] how to nowrap
for Bible quotes go to wikisource at s:Bible; type in like this: [[s:Bible (King James)/Psalms#Psalm 23|Psalms:23]]
Citation Tool for Google Books
Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Archive_199#People_we_quote_and_paraphrase Manual of style archive
[49] GA criteria
[50] FA criteria
[51] Welcoming committee
[ [52]] hyphenator for isbn's
Template:Hatnote templates for finding templates
[53] Hirtle chart/copyright info for images
[54] By country copyright for images
"We strive for articles that document and explain major points of view, giving due weight with respect to their prominence in an impartial tone. We avoid advocacy and we characterize information and issues rather than debate them. In some areas there may be just one well-recognized point of view; in others, we describe multiple points of view, presenting each accurately and in context rather than as "the truth" or "the best view". All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources, especially when the topic is controversial or is on living persons. Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions do not belong". (Harvard, Oxford, etc., Vetus Testamentum, and the Journal of Biblical Literature, etc. preferred on Bible articles.)
Invaluable resources for researchers:
Name:
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Wikimedia Commons Description: repository of images, sounds, videos, and general media Website: commons Launched: September 7, 2004 |
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Wikispecies Description: taxonomic catalogue of species Website: species Launched: September 14, 2004 |
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Wikinews Description: online newspaper Website: www Launched: November 8, 2004 Alexa rank: 60,341 (Global, July 2017 [update]) [3] | |||
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Wikiversity Description: collection of tutorials and courses, while also serving as a hosting point to coordinate research Website: www Launched: August 15, 2006 Alexa rank: 14,505 (Global, July 2017 [update]) [4] |
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"Mainstream" scholarship is defined by critical method, and what is verifiable historically, not by perspective or personal belief. Methodological naturalism does not require philosophical naturalism.
Hello and welcome to my user page.
I agree with the very high priority Wikipedia places on neutrality. In the years I've been here, I have learned that my fellow WP editors are generally just as committed to upholding this standard as I am. It's really quite an amazing thing when you stop and think about it - millions of people setting aside personal beliefs and opinions to uphold a standard that goes against natural tendencies.
For better—and for worse — we are all influenced by our culture, race, nationality, gender, and ethics. We are all historically situated. The good news is that does not have to prevent neutrality and objectivity.
Take Olympic judges for example. They must overcome their national biases to be decent judges, and part of that is the presence of the other judges from whom they want the same thing. As historian Thomas L. Haskell explains, "even a polemicist, deeply and fixedly committed" can cultivate neutrality insofar as they are willing to enter in to even a little empathy for the opposing view.
How exactly?
And here's a FUN You tube video: [4]
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Augustine of Hippo (section on Coercion)
The Bible and humor My first DYK? article!
Bible and violence - the very first article I ever worked on here on Wikipedia - needs work now
Biblical criticism (my first GA article)
Christianization of the Roman Empire as diffusion of innovation
GAR of Devil in Christianity
My first creation (rather than addition) - Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion: The Power of the Hysterical Woman
created Evolutionary theodicy
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Historiography of the Christianization of the Roman Empire
[8] History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
Persecution of Christians in the post–Cold War era
[10] Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
Christianity in civilization Role of Christianity in civilization
Religious policies of Constantine the Great
Religious responses to the problem of evil
Reviewed: Tourbillion Bulgaria; My first GA review of someone else's article succeeded!
So did my second: Indonesian Christian Student Movement! [12]
Reviewed W. Sterling Cary a really well done article and passed it. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:01, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
Reviewed John 3:16 failed
Reviewed Papyrus 45 passed
Reviewed Devil in Christianity passed
Reviewed Christianity: failed
Reviewed Michael Miller: failed
Peer review of Megan Phelps-Roper that subsequently went GA
Wikipedia:Peer review/Christianization/archive1
need to create: New (Neo) evangelicalism
need to create: Primitive Christianity
need to create: volitional epistemology and moral ecology
need to create: Wayne Meeks; Charity in early Christianity; The Confession of St. Patrick;
need an article on the Christian enlightenment during the early modern period.
need to create an article on Moore's book. Lots of articles available on it.
Add to Louis the Pious impact on church becoming less entangled with state
Add to this one under Legacy: Apostles in the New Testament
Christianity in the 4th century
Christianity in late antiquity
From Gog:
[13] Ethics in religion
[14] History of Christianity
covenant Covenant
Nativity Nativity
Judaizers Judaizers
Talk:Theodicy Theodicy
[15] civil religion
[16] atonement in Christianity Leviticus 18
total rewrite has been suggested for Insider movement
added Toleration
[17] Christianity and violence, my first bog of quicksand, doesn't look too bad.
Circumcellions imbalance
Covenant (historical) needs citations
these are wonderful editors and people! I am so glad to have worked with them
Just Another Cringy Username editor capable of deleting what isn't necessary; helped on History of Christianity
Aza24 helps with music/arts
Wham2001 also corrects citations - man I love these guys, and I mean that literally!
ActivelyDisinterested willing to help with correcting citations! YAY!
[18]Ermenrich
[19]Buidhe
[ [20]]
( Buttinsky)
do work in religion (also kind and helpful):
Generalissima did the GA of history of Christianity
User talk:Werter1995 sources on H. of C.
Ellipses require the placement of a "non-breaking space" before them: it's written with a & then nbsp and a semicolon
[21] Avoiding common mistakes: first, know what they are.
Wikipedia:Writing better articles
Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style
Help:Table how to set up a table
The great and wonderful Teahouse! [22]
[23] how to check images for copyright
[24]] how to use multiple images
[25] passing image review
[26] alternative text for images
[27] idea lab
[28] rudeness
[29]countering bias
[30]MOS block quotes
[31] how to do diffs
[32] Wikitext
[33] ANI
To include a pdf in a reference:
{{cite journal |last=Aries |first=Myriam B. C. |last2=Newsham |first2=Guy R. |last-author-amp=yes |date=2008 |title=Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review |url=http://archive.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/obj/irc/doc/pubs/nrcc49212/nrcc49212.pdf |journal=Energy Policy |volume=36 |issue=6 |pages=1858–1866 |doi=10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021 |access-date=October 18, 2013}}
Displays as:
Aries, Myriam B. C. & Newsham, Guy R. (2008). "Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review" (PDF). Energy Policy. 36 (6): 1858–1866. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
Aries, Myriam B. C. & Newsham, Guy R. (2008). "Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: a literature review" (PDF). Energy Policy. 36 (6): 1858–1866. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.05.021. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
use: (two curly brackets) Copied|from= |from_oldid=|to= |to_diff= (two curly brackets)
My library The library!! Whoo hoo!
[36] Archive
[37] open library
[38] free newspaper library
[39] Bible translator
[40] Resource request Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request
Template for use in articles undergoing major edits: double curly brackets front and back around 'under construction' will tag an article about major work being done; or
[42] under construction
Wikipedia:Prosesize for # of words
Wikipedia:Moving_a_page#How_to_move_a_page
Wikipedia:Personal user awards
Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests
Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Assessment
Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace
[43] referencing
[44] citation bot
[45]] copyright tags for images
[46]] check for copy violations
[47]] how to nowrap
for Bible quotes go to wikisource at s:Bible; type in like this: [[s:Bible (King James)/Psalms#Psalm 23|Psalms:23]]
Citation Tool for Google Books
Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Archive_199#People_we_quote_and_paraphrase Manual of style archive
[49] GA criteria
[50] FA criteria
[51] Welcoming committee
[ [52]] hyphenator for isbn's
Template:Hatnote templates for finding templates
[53] Hirtle chart/copyright info for images
[54] By country copyright for images
"We strive for articles that document and explain major points of view, giving due weight with respect to their prominence in an impartial tone. We avoid advocacy and we characterize information and issues rather than debate them. In some areas there may be just one well-recognized point of view; in others, we describe multiple points of view, presenting each accurately and in context rather than as "the truth" or "the best view". All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources, especially when the topic is controversial or is on living persons. Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions do not belong". (Harvard, Oxford, etc., Vetus Testamentum, and the Journal of Biblical Literature, etc. preferred on Bible articles.)
Invaluable resources for researchers:
Name:
Wikiquote Description: collection of quotations Website: www Launched: July 10, 2003 Alexa rank: 3,733 (Global, July 2017 [update]) [1] |
Name:
Wikisource Description: digital library Website: www Launched: November 24, 2003 Alexa rank: 4,362 (Global, July 2017 [update]) [2] | ||||
Name:
Wikimedia Commons Description: repository of images, sounds, videos, and general media Website: commons Launched: September 7, 2004 |
Name:
Wikispecies Description: taxonomic catalogue of species Website: species Launched: September 14, 2004 |
Name:
Wikinews Description: online newspaper Website: www Launched: November 8, 2004 Alexa rank: 60,341 (Global, July 2017 [update]) [3] | |||
Name:
Wikiversity Description: collection of tutorials and courses, while also serving as a hosting point to coordinate research Website: www Launched: August 15, 2006 Alexa rank: 14,505 (Global, July 2017 [update]) [4] |
Name:
Wikidata Description: knowledge base Website: www Launched: October 30, 2012 |
Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by adding a space and four tildes to the end of the last line of your post, like this:
This is the last line of the post. ~~~~
The tildes will be automatically converted to a signature that contains your linked username and a timestamp to help keep conversations organized. I will sign mine accordingly with hopes you will remember me and will feel free to ask me any questions you have--or just say hi!
Here are some ways to find new users: