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The history of [[wiki]] websites specifically related to [[Christianity]] is much more recent than that of wikis in general. A wiki website is a site that allows users to add content, as on an [[internet forum]], but also allows anyone to edit the content.
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  subtopics = Specific Wikis - [[WikiChristian]], [[OrthodoxWiki]], [[Theopedia]], [[ReformedWord]], [[BibleFootnotes]]
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Wikipedia with hundreds-of-thousands of articles is the most well-known wiki website and is a testimony to the effectiveness of wikis in allowing exhange of information through collaborative effort. It contains thousands of articles related to [[religion]]. One of the criticisms that adherents to various religious groups have however is that in attempting to maintain a neutral point of view, some of the teachings of their religion can be "watered-down" or altered. These critics also state that the neutral point of view is in the eye of the beholder. In response to some of these criticism, explicitly Christian wiki websites have been set up. The majority of them adhere to a specific Christian denomination or tradition, including most that claim to be non-specifically "Christian" in nature. They tend to fall into three categories, Online [[Bible]] encyclopedias (of varying completeness and denominational emphases), general Christianity wikis without a specific denominational slant, and wikis devoted to a specific Christian denomination or tradition.
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A wiki website is a site that allows users to add content, as on an internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content. There are a number of wiki websites related to [[Christianity]].  
  
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==Bible Encyclopedias==
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===Reasons Underlying the Development of Christian Wikis===
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===[http://bible.tmtm.com/wiki/Main_Page BibleWiki]===
 
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BibleWiki is a "project to build a wiki of information around the Bible". It contents include the text of the King James Version, [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]] of 1897, the [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] of 1907, the [[Jewish Encyclopedia]] of 1906. It is now starting to add commentary texts as well. It aims towards the scholarly approach, rather than denominational doctrines. BibleWiki is produced under the [[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]].
 
  
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===[http://www.biblewiki.net BibleWiki.net]===
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The first wiki was set up by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Wikipedia, the most well known wiki website, was started in 2001, and currently contains millions of articles. It contains thousands of articles related to [[religion]]. One of the criticisms that adherents to various religious groups have however is that in attempting to maintain a neutral point of view, some of the teachings of their religion can be "watered-down" or altered. These critics also state that the neutral point of view is in the eye of the beholder. In response to some of these criticism, explicitly [[Christian]] wiki websites have been set up. Some of these Christian wikis, like OrthodoxWiki and Theopedia, are devoted to a particular Christian denomination or theological slant whereas others, like WikiChristian, are open to a wider diversity of views.
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"The Bible Wiki is a so-called wiki with a lot of information about the Bible. Or in traditional terms, it's a Bible encyclopedia. Throughout all articles in this wiki, it is assumed that the Bible is true. Or, as you might rephrase it, it assumes the point of view from the Bible. This is a sharp contrast to projects like Wikipedia which assumes a neutral point of view (NPOV)." It appears to presume [[Protestant]] canon.  
 
  
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===[http://www.thebible.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page TheWikiBible]===
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===History of Christian Wikis===
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"TheWikiBible at TheWikiBible.net exists for a single purpose: create an online Bible commentary and encyclopedia that is accessible, collaborative, definitive and, over time, exhaustive." [[TheWikiBible]] is produced under the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. It might or might not actually have more than a single article. It has no index and the table of contents has a single entry.
 
  
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===[http://www.wikible.org Wikible]===
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The first Christian wiki was Clublet, begun by Richard Drake in 2000.
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"[[Wikible]] is a [[Christian]] community focused on centralizing all data available relating to the [[Bible]]." Its contents are apparently determined from a [[Protestant]] standpoint, given that it explicitly rejects any authority for the [[Apocrypha]]. Some of its contents include [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]], the [[Jewish Encyclopedia]], text of the [[King James Version]], the text of the [[New American Standard Bible]], and more. Wikible is produced under the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]], except for copyrighted works such as the NASB and other copyrighted Bible translations.
 
  
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==General Christianity and Christian Theology Encyclopedias==
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Another early Christian wiki was Compass, which was set up by Richard Hall in early 2001. This is no longer online.  
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===[http://www.theowiki.com/index.php/Main_Page TheoWiki]===
 
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[[TheoWiki]] is a general theological wiki with Christian emphasis but claims to be different in that it is ''not'' "distinctively Christian". As of January 2006, it is apparently inactive.
 
  
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===Why Clublet===
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In late 2004 WikiChristian was set up as a non-denominational wiki for Christianity.  
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[[Why Clublet]] has been described as "the first religious wiki". It appears to have been converted to a personal wikiblog.
 
  
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===[http://www.wikichristian.org/ WikiChristian]===
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Other wikis developed in early 2005 including Orthodox Wiki (for [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]) and Theopedia (for Reformed Protestantism).
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[[WikiChristian]] claims to be the largest wiki specifically related to Christianity on the internet. It was set-up in late 2004 by an American called Prab R Tumpati and by Graham Grove in Australia. It aims to be a useful reference on all topics related to [[Christianity]]. Articles need not be neutral in viewpoint as long as the article is clearly marked as an opinion. WikiChristian uses the [[GFDL]].
 
  
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==Specific Denominations or Traditions==
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In 2006 and 2007 there was a brief explosion of Christian wikis, particularly "Bible" wikis dedicated to Biblical Christianity, such as Wikible. Most of these wikis have since disappeared because of lack of interest by web-users.
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===[http://www.theanglicanwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page AnglicanWiki]===
 
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[[AnglicanWiki]] is a small wiki dedicated to "attempt to codify the vast expanse of [[Anglicanism]] throughout time and space".
 
  
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===[http://www.carmpedia.com/ CARMPedia]===
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On August 23, 2009, Robert Pierce ([[User:Master Frederique|Master Frederique]]) founded LifeMusic Wiki, a database on Christian music. It is now the largest Christian music wiki and the second largest Christian wiki.
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[[CARMPedia]] was set-up by [[Matt Slick]], who is the founder of the Christian [[apologetics]] website [[Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry|CARM]]. It adheres to a specific form of [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestantism]]
 
  
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===[http://theconnexion.net/compass/index.php/Main_Page Compass]===
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No Christian wikis have achieved anything like the numerical success of editors that wikipedia has. Currently there are only four English-language Christian wikis that have regular daily users. These are [[Theopedia]], [[OrthodoxWiki]], [[LifeMusic Wiki]], and [[WikiChristian]], WikiChristian being the largest.
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Compass is a small wiki that has a distinct discussion forum feel. Users are encouraged to write down their thoughts about a particular topic. The website was set up by a minister in England called Richard Hall. It currently appears to presume acceptance of the doctrines of mainstream [[Protestantism]].
 
  
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===[http://www.nwcreation.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page CreationWiki]===
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[[CreationWiki]] is a Christian [[apologetics]] encyclopedia focused on [[creation science]]. It was inaugurated in [[June]] [[2004]] by the [[Northwest Creation Network]].
 
  
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===[http://www.justsixdays.co.uk/site4/index.php/Main_Page J6Dpedia]===
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:I think Christian wikis need to join forces|From an internet chat forum
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"...[[Just Six Days Encyclopedia]], otherwise known as [[J6Dpedia]]. It is an online encyclopedia of [[Christian Apologetics]]. It will contain articles that defend the [[Christian faith]], or contribute towards its defense. In particular, it is intended to develop an online one-volume [[Bible commentary]]." It currently appears to adhere to the [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestant]] expositional tradition.
 
  
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===[http://mormonwiki.org/ MormonWiki (.org)]===
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This wiki outlines the history, doctrines, and culture of [[Mormonism]] from the perspective of [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestantism]].
 
  
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===[http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/ OrthodoxWiki]===
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===Active Wikis===
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OrthodoxWiki is a wiki specifically for all issues related to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. It was inaugurated in November 2004 and has grown considerably with many active contributing users.  
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* [http://astorehouseofknowledge.info/ A Storehouse of Knowledge] "the encyclopedia with a biblical worldview."
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* [http://christianity.wikia.com/ Christianity Knowledge Base]
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* [http://www.anabaptistwiki.org The Global Anabaptist Wiki] An interactive community of Anabaptist-Mennonite groups from around the world.
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* [http://heavenmusic.wikia.com/ LifeMusic Wiki]
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* [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/ OrthodoxWiki] An encyclopedia and information center for Orthodox Christianity.
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* [http://www.sawiki.net/ SAWiki.net] SAWiki is an online encyclopedia covering all aspects of the Salvation Army.
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* [http://www.textus-receptus.com/w/mediawiki-1.13.2/index.php/Main_Page Textus Receptus] A wiki promoting the Textus Receptus and versions translated from it.
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* [http://www.theopedia.com/ Theopedia] An online encyclopedia of Christianity and Biblical Theology
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* [[Main Page|WikiChristian]] ''(This website)'' An encyclopedia and discussion forum for all Christians to share their faith.
  
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===[http://www.theopedia.com/ Theopedia]===
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===Barely Active Wikis===
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Theopedia is a conservative [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] theology wiki. It generally adheres to the doctrines of the [[Reformed churches]]. It has over 1,000 articles and its claimed strengths are in biographies and general theological topics. Theopedia is under the [[GFDL]].
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* [http://wiki.faithfutures.org/ Jesus Database] Historical Jesus research.
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* [http://biblestudy.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Wikia Bible Study]
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* [http://www.brethrenpedia.com/Main_Page The Brethren Wiki] Plymouth Brethren
  
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===[http://www.tulipedia.org/ Tulipedia]===
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===Inactive Wikis===
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A wiki dedicated to the [[Calvinism]].
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* [http://theology.wikia.com/ Theologia] Theology from an ecumenical point of view
  
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===[http://www.wikicath.org/ WikiCath]===
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===Specific Interest Wikis===
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WikiCath is a new and fast growing Catholic wiki founded in January of 2006. It does not require neutrality but it does require that all articles are as faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church as possible
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* [http://christianmusic.wikia.com/ Christian Music Wiki]
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* [http://christianrock.wikia.com/ Christian Rock wiki]
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* [http://www.creationwiki.org/ CreationWiki] (Creation Science Wiki Site)
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* [http://www.mormonwiki.org/ MormonWiki.org] (Christian Wiki Reviewing Mormonism)
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* [http://hymnal.oremus.org/ Oremus Hymnal] Anglican hymnal
  
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===Christian Wikis in Non-English Languages===
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===Bible Encyclopedias===
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* [http://www.kathpedia.com Kathpedia] (German)
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* [http://bible.tmtm.com/wiki/Main_Page/ BibleWiki]
 
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* [http://www.biblewiki.net/ BibleWiki.net]
 
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* [http://www.wikible.org/ Wikible]
 
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* [http://www.thebible.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page TheWikiBible]
 
  
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* [http://www.theowiki.com/index.php/Main_Page TheoWiki]
 
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* [http://clublet.com/ Why Clublet] (defunct)
 
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* [http://www.wikichristian.org/ WikiChristian]
 
  
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[[Category:Christian wikis]]
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* [http://www.theanglicanwiki.org/ AnglicanWiki]
 
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* [http://www.carmpedia.com/ CARMPedia]
 
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* [http://theconnexion.net/compass/index.php/Main_Page Compass]
 
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* [http://www.nwcreation.net/wiki/ CreationWiki]
 
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* [http://www.justsixdays.co.uk/site4/index.php/Main_Page J6Dpedia]
 
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* [http://mormonwiki.com/ MormonWiki (.com)]
 
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* [http://www.mormonwiki.org/ MormonWiki (.org)]
 
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* [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/ OrthodoxWiki]
 
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* [http://www.theopedia.com/ Theopedia]
 
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* [http://www.tulipedia.org/ Tulipedia]
 
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* [http://www.wikicath.org/ WikiCath - A Catholic Wiki]
 
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Christian Wikis
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A wiki website is a site that allows users to add content, as on an internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content. There are a number of wiki websites related to Christianity.

Reasons Underlying the Development of Christian Wikis

The first wiki was set up by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Wikipedia, the most well known wiki website, was started in 2001, and currently contains millions of articles. It contains thousands of articles related to religion. One of the criticisms that adherents to various religious groups have however is that in attempting to maintain a neutral point of view, some of the teachings of their religion can be "watered-down" or altered. These critics also state that the neutral point of view is in the eye of the beholder. In response to some of these criticism, explicitly Christian wiki websites have been set up. Some of these Christian wikis, like OrthodoxWiki and Theopedia, are devoted to a particular Christian denomination or theological slant whereas others, like WikiChristian, are open to a wider diversity of views.

History of Christian Wikis

The first Christian wiki was Clublet, begun by Richard Drake in 2000.

Another early Christian wiki was Compass, which was set up by Richard Hall in early 2001. This is no longer online.

In late 2004 WikiChristian was set up as a non-denominational wiki for Christianity.

Other wikis developed in early 2005 including Orthodox Wiki (for Eastern Orthodoxy) and Theopedia (for Reformed Protestantism).

In 2006 and 2007 there was a brief explosion of Christian wikis, particularly "Bible" wikis dedicated to Biblical Christianity, such as Wikible. Most of these wikis have since disappeared because of lack of interest by web-users.

On August 23, 2009, Robert Pierce (Master Frederique) founded LifeMusic Wiki, a database on Christian music. It is now the largest Christian music wiki and the second largest Christian wiki.

No Christian wikis have achieved anything like the numerical success of editors that wikipedia has. Currently there are only four English-language Christian wikis that have regular daily users. These are Theopedia, OrthodoxWiki, LifeMusic Wiki, and WikiChristian, WikiChristian being the largest.

Quotes

I think Christian wikis need to join forces|From an internet chat forum

Links

Active Wikis

Barely Active Wikis

Inactive Wikis

  • Theologia Theology from an ecumenical point of view

Specific Interest Wikis

Christian Wikis in Non-English Languages


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