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| − | {| class="infobox" | + | {{summary | text=The history of wiki websites specifically related to [[Christianity]] is much more recent than that of wikis in general. One of the criticisms that adherents to various religious groups have had to wikipedia 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. The first religious wiki was [http://clublet.com/c/c/why? Why Clublet Why Clubbet]. Currently the largest Christian wikis include [[Theopedia]], WikiChristian and [[OrthodoxWiki]].}} |
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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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| − | [[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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| − | ==Bible Encyclopedias==
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| − | :'''Bible Study Wiki''': A question and answer wiki focused on the Bible. ''The denominational slant or tradition is unknown''. <u>© [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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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.wikible.org/en/Wikible:About About Page]
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| − | ==General Christianity and Christian Theology Encyclopedias==
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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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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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| − | ==Specific Denominations or Traditions==
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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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| − | :'''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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| − | :'''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]] / ©</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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