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March 2015

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Nomination of Soteriological Traditionalism for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Soteriological Traditionalism is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Further remarks the Soteriological Traditionalism article

Hi NathanKyle2188, I'm still not ready to withdraw the nomination. I've been quietly watching that wall of text you've been writing on the deletion discussion page grow and waiting for you decide you'd finished before responding. I can respond here if you'd prefer, but if you've concluded your arguments, I can start to elaborate on my concerns there as I planned. Entirely your choice, though I would rather comment on the deletion discussion, simply to allow other editors their space to contribute. One thing I will remark on is that even if the text does end up deleted, all is not lost. WP:REFUND is available to retrieve your article and WP:AFC has a team of experienced editors to help critique the submissions of new users. Dolescum (talk) 19:58, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the response Dolscum. I would like the opportunity to work this out before risking a deletion if possible. Are there any revisions that can be done to make the article more acceptable? Should I re-post it under a new Title? Myself and other protestant theologians have referred to this view as soteriological tradisionalism for some time now, but if it is necessary I can re-post the article under a name that is more consistent with "The Traditional Southern Baptist View of Soteriology" as it was titled in the scholarly publications cited in the article. The reason I think that title is unhelpful is because their are many adherents to Soteriologial Traditionalism which are affiliated with other denominations that do not consider it a baptist soteriology, although it began that way. So the current title addresses the viewpoint in a more interdenominational sense. Nathankyle2188 (talk) 20:10, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Certainly, let me run over quick synopsis for you. Okay to begin with, I'm not generally sold that the sourcing is compliant with our reliable sources criteria. Those, in the main, look like primary sources rather than secondaries, from those involved with the theology. This impacts on our notability criteria, where sources should be secondaries and independent to establish that a subject is important enough to warrant its own article. While I have noted that the journal articles you posted do seem to talk around the subject, my admittedly quick scan of documents indicated some discussion around the subject of Soteriology and traditionalist tendencies in considering such ( as did some of the hits from google ), I didn't spot anything to suggest a specific theological movement of this title. Couple this with the reliance on primary sources above, and that's where I start to see a synthesis and perhaps promotion.

I've also got stylistic concerns. The article has a large number of external links in the text. These are really an no-no in a wikipedia article and should either be converted into references, internal links or removed. The content itself also reads more like an evangelical proselytization tract than a dry textbook article to my eyes. I grasp that what you're trying to do is relate the underlying theology, but my opinion is that the presentation needs to change.

I hope this doesn't come across as an attack and apologise if it does. Dolescum (talk) 21:51, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

I do not feel attacked. Thanks you for the input. I will comb through the article and see if I can address your remarks with revisions and changes. Nathankyle2188 (talk) 00:29, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Ok Dolescum. I consolodated the acrostic section in a manner that is consistent with other theological acrostics on wikipedia. I organized the Traditional Statement to have a more informational feel to it. I added multiple secondary citations such as http://tomascol.com/category/statement-of-the-traditional-southern-baptist-understanding-of-gods-plan-of-salvation/, http://www.bpnews.net/37939/statement-on-calvinism-draws-approval-criticism, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/how-calvinism-is-dividing-the-southern-baptist-convention_n_3399504.html,http://www.lacollege.edu/sites/default/files/reformed_theology_jan_13.pdf, http://www.baptisttheology.org/baptisttheology/assets/File/CalvinismaReview.pdf, http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-faqs-southern-baptists-calvinism-and-gods-plan-of-salvation, along with a list of citations from secondary source called SBC today which is a major southern baptists news portal (the primary outlet for traditionalism is connect316.net). I removed all external links and moved all relevant links into references. I have combed through the article and do not see any aspects that attempt to convert or proselytize. Will you please consider my request to reverse the nomination? Thank you again.Nathankyle2188 (talk) 01:41, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

I greatly simplified the former "Traditonal Statement" section to a Theology section. I organized it to read more informationally. Let me know your thou thoughts.Nathankyle2188 (talk) 03:00, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Dolescum. Are you going to grant my request? The article was revised with all of your suggestions considered. Is there anything else? I'd appreciate a response. Nathankyle2188 (talk) 00:07, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Point me at a 2nd party source that directly uses the term "Soterological Traditionalism". 19:16, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

This non-denominational seminary in Florida has a news publication on Soteriological Traditionalism in their post titled "Calvinism, Arminianism, or Traditionalism?" It mentions the term "soteriological tradionalism" twice. http://www.covenantbiblecollegeirc.com/#!news-and-events/c24vq Furthermore, if you were to use a less technical term such a "A Traditional view of Baptist Soteriology" it would be similar to calling Calvinism "A Calvinist view of Protestant Soteriology". The reason the term "Soteriological Traditionalism" is used it for literary simplification (in the same way we use the term "Calvinism" to address it's view of soteriology), and because the term "traditionalism," when left alone, can apply to various topics. This form of traditionalism is specifically related to the topic of soteriology so the common phrase that people use to refer to it is "Soteriological Traditionalism." Hope this helps. Nathankyle2188 (talk) 18:24, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Traditional Baptist Soteriology for deletion

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