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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. | + | 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 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. | ||
==Bible Encyclopedias== | ==Bible Encyclopedias== | ||
| − | + | '''[http://bible.tmtm.com/wiki/Main_Page 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]''': "The Bible Wiki is a wiki containing information about the Bible and a catalogue of Bible-related issues." It takes a [[protestant]] point of view, and adheres to the [[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]]. | |
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| − | + | "'''[http://www.thebible.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page TheWikiBible]''' ... 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]], and has not been very active. | |
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| − | + | "'''[http://www.wikible.org Wikible]''' is a [[Christian]] community focused on centralizing all data available relating to the [[Bible]]." Wikible is collaboratively produced under the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]], except for copyrighted works such as the NASB and other copyrighted Bible translations. Wikible does not claim any particular denomination, but does claim the Bible is inerrant in its original writing. | |
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==General Christianity and Christian Theology Encyclopedias== | ==General Christianity and Christian Theology Encyclopedias== | ||
| − | + | '''[http://christianity.wikia.com/wiki/Welcome Christianity Knowledge Base]''' aims to provide articles and discussions on any [[Christian]] topics. Articles are explicitly allowed to be "CPOV" (Christian Point of View). Christianity Knowledge Base is produced under the [[GFDL]]. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://www.theowiki.com/index.php/Main_Page 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. TheoWiki adheres to the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://theology.wikicities.com TheologyWiki]''' is a Christian theological wiki dedicated to a consensual ecumenical perspective. Started in March 2006, TheologyWiki adheres to the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://www.wikichristian.org/ 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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| − | + | '''[http://www.rvralumni.com/wikichristian WikiChristian2]''' is a new wiki that is being developed based on the original [[WikiChristian]] started by Prab Tumpati and Graham Grove. [[Tom Major]], the wiki creator, considered the WikiChristian project to be struggling organizationally, and decided to start a new project from scratch based on the same idea. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://www.theanglicanwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page AnglicanWiki]''' was a small wiki dedicated to "attempt to codify the vast expanse of [[Anglicanism]] throughout time and space". It used the [[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]]. It has since been discontinued. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://www.carmpedia.com/ 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]] and requires that all articles likewise espouse such doctrines, flatly using "Christian" as a synonym. It adheres to the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://theconnexion.net/compass/index.php/Main_Page 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]]. It uses the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://www.nwcreation.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page CreationWiki]''' is a Christian [[apologetics]] encyclopedia focused on [[creation science]]. It was inaugurated in June [[2004]] by the [[Northwest Creation Network]]. It uses the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | |
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| − | + | "... '''[http://www.justsixdays.co.uk/site4/index.php/Main_Page J6Dpedia]''' ... 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 strongly appears to adhere to the [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestant]] expositional tradition and requires that anyone who would post to it state doctrinal compliance. It does not state what license it adheres to. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://mormonwiki.org/ MormonWiki (.org)]''' is a Christian wiki outlining the history, doctrines, and culture of [[Mormonism]] from the perspective of [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestantism]]. It attempts to share the "love of Christ" to Mormons while showing the "fallacies" of Mormonism. It uses the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/ 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. It uses mixed licensing, with most content simultaneously under both the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]] and the [[wikisource:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5|Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike]] licenses. Some material reprints coyrighted works and has been reproduced with permission, [[copyright]]s remaining intact. This Wiki underwent a license adjustment, and some older material is under the [[wikimedia:Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5|non-commercial attribution share-alike]] license. | |
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| − | + | '''[http://www.theopedia.com/ Theopedia]''' is a conservative [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] theology wiki. It generally adheres to the doctrines of the [[Reformed churches]]. Though it is guided by Reformed Calvinist theology, it includes an online forum where Christians of all denominations are welcomed to share their views. 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://www.tulipedia.org/ Tulipedia]''' is a wiki dedicated to the [[Calvinism]]. It adheres to the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | |
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| + | '''[http://www.wikicath.org/ 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. It uses the [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]. | ||
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Revision as of 01:51, 12 April 2006
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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.
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.
Bible Encyclopedias
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 Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
BibleWiki.net: "The Bible Wiki is a wiki containing information about the Bible and a catalogue of Bible-related issues." It takes a protestant point of view, and adheres to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
"TheWikiBible ... 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 GFDL, and has not been very active.
"Wikible is a Christian community focused on centralizing all data available relating to the Bible." Wikible is collaboratively produced under the GFDL, except for copyrighted works such as the NASB and other copyrighted Bible translations. Wikible does not claim any particular denomination, but does claim the Bible is inerrant in its original writing.
General Christianity and Christian Theology Encyclopedias
Christianity Knowledge Base aims to provide articles and discussions on any Christian topics. Articles are explicitly allowed to be "CPOV" (Christian Point of View). Christianity Knowledge Base is produced under the GFDL.
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. TheoWiki adheres to the GFDL.
TheologyWiki is a Christian theological wiki dedicated to a consensual ecumenical perspective. Started in March 2006, TheologyWiki adheres to the GFDL.
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.
WikiChristian2 is a new wiki that is being developed based on the original WikiChristian started by Prab Tumpati and Graham Grove. Tom Major, the wiki creator, considered the WikiChristian project to be struggling organizationally, and decided to start a new project from scratch based on the same idea.
Specific Denominations or Traditions
AnglicanWiki was a small wiki dedicated to "attempt to codify the vast expanse of Anglicanism throughout time and space". It used the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. It has since been discontinued.
CARMPedia was set-up by Matt Slick, who is the founder of the Christian apologetics website CARM. It adheres to a specific form of Evangelical Protestantism and requires that all articles likewise espouse such doctrines, flatly using "Christian" as a synonym. It adheres to the GFDL.
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. It uses the GFDL.
CreationWiki is a Christian apologetics encyclopedia focused on creation science. It was inaugurated in June 2004 by the Northwest Creation Network. It uses the GFDL.
"... J6Dpedia ... 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 strongly appears to adhere to the Evangelical Protestant expositional tradition and requires that anyone who would post to it state doctrinal compliance. It does not state what license it adheres to.
MormonWiki (.org) is a Christian wiki outlining the history, doctrines, and culture of Mormonism from the perspective of Evangelical Protestantism. It attempts to share the "love of Christ" to Mormons while showing the "fallacies" of Mormonism. It uses the GFDL.
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. It uses mixed licensing, with most content simultaneously under both the GFDL and the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike licenses. Some material reprints coyrighted works and has been reproduced with permission, copyrights remaining intact. This Wiki underwent a license adjustment, and some older material is under the non-commercial attribution share-alike license.
Theopedia is a conservative Calvinist theology wiki. It generally adheres to the doctrines of the Reformed churches. Though it is guided by Reformed Calvinist theology, it includes an online forum where Christians of all denominations are welcomed to share their views. It has over 1,000 articles and its claimed strengths are in biographies and general theological topics. Theopedia is under the GFDL.
Tulipedia is a wiki dedicated to the Calvinism. It adheres to the GFDL.
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. It uses the GFDL.
