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The history of '''Christian wikis''' 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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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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[[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 exchange 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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===Reasons Underlying the Development of Christian Wikis===
  
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==Bible Encyclopedias==
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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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:'''Bible Study Wiki''': A question and answer wiki focused on the Bible. ''The denominational slant or tradition is unknown''. <u>&copy; [http://www.churchquality.com/ Church Quality Services]</u><br />http://www.biblestudywiki.com
 
  
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:'''BibleWiki''': A "project to build a wiki of information around the Bible". It aims towards the scholarly approach, rather than denominational doctrines. ''The denominational slant or tradition is unknown''. <u>[[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]]</u><br />http://bible.tmtm.com/wiki/Main_Page | [http://bible.tmtm.com/wiki/BibleWiki:About About Page]
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===History of Christian Wikis===
  
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:'''BibleWiki.net''': A wiki containing information about the Bible and a catalogue of Bible-related issues. ''It takes a [[protestant]] point of view''. <u>[[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]]</u><br />http://www.biblewiki.net | [http://biblewiki.net/Bible_Wiki:About About Page]
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The first Christian wiki was Clublet, begun by Richard Drake in 2000.
  
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:'''Faithpedia''': A wiki encyclopedia of Faith. ''It takes a Christian slant'' but aims to give an overview of Faith in general. <u>[[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]]</u><br />http://www.faithpedia.co.uk | [http://www.faithpedia.co.uk]
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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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:'''TheWikiBible''': An online Bible commentary and encyclopedia. ''The denominational slant or tradition is unknown''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.thebible.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page | [http://www.thebible.net/wiki/aindex.php/TheWikiBible:About About Page]
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In late 2004 WikiChristian was set up as a non-denominational wiki for Christianity.  
  
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:'''Open Bible Project''': A "study Bible". ''geared specifically for Protestant [[preterist]]s''. <u>[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ CCP]</u><br />http://openbibleproject.org | [http://openbibleproject.org/The_Open_Bible_Project:About About Page]
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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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:'''Wikible''': A community focused on making a comprehensive encyclopedia of the [[Bible]]. ''Wikible takes an inerrant view of the Bible''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.wikible.org | [http://www.rvralumni.com/tmajor/index.php?title=Wikible:About About Page]
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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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==General Christianity and Christian Theology Encyclopedias==
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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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:'''Christianity Knowledge Base''': Articles and discussions on any [[Christian]] topics. ''Christian Point of View''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://christianity.wikia.com/ | [http://christianity.wikia.com/wiki/Christianity_Knowledge_Base:About About Page]
 
  
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:'''ChristWiki''': A fork of the Christianity Knowledge Base. ''Christian Point of View''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://christ.relately.com | [http://christ.relately.com/wiki/ChristWiki:About About Page]
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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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:'''TheoWiki''': A general theological wiki with Christian emphasis but not "distinctively Christian". ''The denominational slant or tradition is unknown''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.theowiki.com/ | [http://www.theowiki.com/index.php/TheoWiki:About About Page]
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:'''TheologyWiki''': A Christian theological wiki. ''dedicated to a consensual ecumenical perspective''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://theology.wikicities.com | [http://theologia.wikia.com/wiki/TheologyWiki:About About Page]
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:I think Christian wikis need to join forces|From an internet chat forum
  
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:'''WikiChristian''': A wiki encyclopedia of Christianity. . <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.wikichristian.org/ | [http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php/Wikichristian:About About Page]
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==Links==
  
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:'''WikiChristian2''': A fork off of WikiChristian. It aims to make a better WikiChristian. ''Christian Point of View''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.rvralumni.com/wikichristian | [http://www.rvralumni.com/wikichristian/index.php?title=Wikichristian:About About Page]
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===Active Wikis===
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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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:'''Christian Forums Wiki''': A general Christianity wiki, which is part of ''Christian Forums'', a large online Christian community. ''The denominational slant or tradition is unknown''. <u>Unknown license</u><br />http://www.christianforums.com/wiki
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===Barely Active Wikis===
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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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==Specific Denominations or Traditions==
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===Inactive Wikis===
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* [http://theology.wikia.com/ Theologia] Theology from an ecumenical point of view
  
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:'''CARMPedia''': A wiki encyclopedia of Christianity. ''It takes a [[protestant]] point of view''. <u>Unknown license</u><br />http://www.carmpedia.com/ | [http://www.carmpedia.com/index.php/CARMPEDIA:About About Page]
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===Specific Interest Wikis===
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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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:'''Compass''': A wiki encyclopedia of Christianity. ''It takes a [[protestant]] point of view''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://theconnexion.net/compass | [http://theconnexion.net/compass/index.php/Compass:About About Page]
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===Christian Wikis in Non-English Languages===
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* [http://www.kathpedia.com Kathpedia] (German)
  
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:'''CreationWiki''': A Christian [[apologetics]] encyclopedia focused on [[creation science]]. ''"Contributing editors must believe the universe and life on earth were created by God"''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.nwcreation.net/wiki/ | [http://www.nwcreation.net/wiki/index.php?title=CreationWiki:About About Page]
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:'''J6Dpedia''': An online encyclopedia of [[Christian Apologetics]]. ''Christian Point of View''. <u>Unknown License</u><br />http://www.justsixdays.co.uk/site4/ | [http://www.justsixdays.co.uk/site4/index.php/J6Dpedia:About About Page]
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:'''MormonWiki.org''': It attempts to share the love of Christ to Mormons while showing what it purports to be fallacies of Mormonism. ''It takes a [[protestant]] point of view''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://mormonwiki.org/ | [http://mormonwiki.org/MormonWiki.org:About About Page]
 
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:'''OrthodoxWiki''': A wiki encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. <u>[[GFDL]] / [[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5|Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike]] / [[wikimedia:Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5|non-commercial attribution share-alike]] / &copy;</u><br />http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/ | [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/OrthodoxWiki:About About Page]
 
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:'''Theopedia''': A conservative Calvinist theology wiki encyclopedia. ''It holds the Reformed view point, but its forum is open to all denominations''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.theopedia.com/ | [http://www.theopedia.com/Theopedia:About About Page]
 
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:'''Tulipedia''': A wiki dedicated to [[Calvinism]]. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.tulipedia.org/ | [http://www.tulipedia.org/Tulipedia:About About Page]
 
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:'''WikiCath''': A Catholic encyclopedia wiki. ''It takes a Catholic point of view''. <u>[[GFDL]]</u><br />http://www.wikicath.org/ | [http://www.wikicath.org/index.php/WikiCath:About About Page]
 
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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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