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The Gifts of the Spirit in Mormonism
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Hello, Akibah! I'm
Timtrent. I have replied to your question about a submission at the
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Fiddle
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19:16, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
Your challenge is to find references that are not with (eg) Mosiah, which I imagine to be an LDS text, in the same way that (eg) The Gospel according to Luke cannot be used as a reference for Anglican doctrine. You need to work out how to move away from primary sources. This will make a great course discussion, the more so if all your colleagues are also writing about religion. Fiddle Faddle 20:43, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
I understand your point I think. But to me, the structure isn't parallel. The Bible could not be used to explain Anglican doctrine because there are hundreds of Christian groups who all understand the text differently. It is not self-apparent. For Mormons, there really are not different groups to my knowledge that would use their unique texts. More importantly, for the most part, in my 4 paragraphs of text I am mainly using secondary literature for support. References to Mormon scripture is really only used for the list of spiritual gifts at the end. I am not interpreting these references or offering analysis. I just thought it would be helpful to see a list. I have access to several encyclopedias devoted towards religion in the library, and some of the articles contain lists of references to the phenomena they are describing. For instance in the Anchor Bible Dictionary article on miracles, they have primary source references to various places miracles are found. If that is a problem in Wikipedia, how would I reformat?
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Fiddle Faddle 16:18, 24 April 2015 (UTC)This is so much developed from the draft I reviewed initially that I feel comfortable in a second review, something I try not to do. I wish the article well. Now, I know this is part of your course, but be careful of one thing. Now it is in the wild any editor can edit it. You need to cope with that, and avoid WP:OWN, however tempting it is to try to keep control of the article. Yes, edit away with pleasure, add value to it whenever you can, but now be the father of the article, not its mother. Fiddle Faddle 16:21, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
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Hello, Akibah and welcome to Wikipedia! It appears you are participating in a class project. If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to go through our training for students.
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We hope you like it here and encourage you to stay even after your assignment is finished! Fiddle Faddle 15:30, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
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The Gifts of the Spirit in Mormonism
Approved by Justin Michael Doran on April 13, 2015.
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Hello! Teahouse,
I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the
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Faddle
15:28, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
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Hello, Akibah! I'm
Timtrent. I have replied to your question about a submission at the
WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk.
Fiddle
Faddle
19:16, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
Your challenge is to find references that are not with (eg) Mosiah, which I imagine to be an LDS text, in the same way that (eg) The Gospel according to Luke cannot be used as a reference for Anglican doctrine. You need to work out how to move away from primary sources. This will make a great course discussion, the more so if all your colleagues are also writing about religion. Fiddle Faddle 20:43, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
I understand your point I think. But to me, the structure isn't parallel. The Bible could not be used to explain Anglican doctrine because there are hundreds of Christian groups who all understand the text differently. It is not self-apparent. For Mormons, there really are not different groups to my knowledge that would use their unique texts. More importantly, for the most part, in my 4 paragraphs of text I am mainly using secondary literature for support. References to Mormon scripture is really only used for the list of spiritual gifts at the end. I am not interpreting these references or offering analysis. I just thought it would be helpful to see a list. I have access to several encyclopedias devoted towards religion in the library, and some of the articles contain lists of references to the phenomena they are describing. For instance in the Anchor Bible Dictionary article on miracles, they have primary source references to various places miracles are found. If that is a problem in Wikipedia, how would I reformat?
That makes sense. Thank you for the suggestion!
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Fiddle Faddle 16:18, 24 April 2015 (UTC)This is so much developed from the draft I reviewed initially that I feel comfortable in a second review, something I try not to do. I wish the article well. Now, I know this is part of your course, but be careful of one thing. Now it is in the wild any editor can edit it. You need to cope with that, and avoid WP:OWN, however tempting it is to try to keep control of the article. Yes, edit away with pleasure, add value to it whenever you can, but now be the father of the article, not its mother. Fiddle Faddle 16:21, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
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