Talk:Diana Butler Bass

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speedy is only for people where no notability is asserted. Saying one has published 6 notable books is at least an assertion, so I decline the speedy as the reviewing admin. But that is not a judgment on whether or not she is actually notable--thats for afd or prod if anyone wants to challenge it.

DGG (talk) 00:08, 13 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I have made some changes to address the concerns raised. I hope this will resolve the issue. One question: When the entry was created, her middle and last name were not capitalized. Can this be fixed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbdbjbeb (talk • contribs) 03:07, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

biased opening sentence
I removed the opening, unsupported and unhelpful sentence:

"Diana Butler Bass, an independent commentator on American religion, is a leader in Mainline (Protestant) and Progressive Christianity."

That sounded like it was cribbed from promotional materials coming from the subject herself, or something. Who says she's a "leader," and who gets to define "leader?" And what does "independent commentator" even mean? (What in the world is a "dependent commentator?") I haven't read the rest of the article, but if it's done in similar style, someone knowledgeable about, but not intent on promoting, the subject of the article should clean it up. 72.229.42.216 (talk) 01:50, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Removed another instance of the meaningless, unsupported "leader" claim: "Although Bass is considered a leader in progressive Christianity because of her criticism of the religious right, she is ultimately difficult to classify...." 72.229.42.216 (talk) 01:55, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Removed "Her theories of postmodernism, tradition, and Christian practice to renew congregations have proved influential with mainline Protestant church leaders" because no support is given for that contention. ("proved influential" according to whom?)

Also this breathtaking, unsupported claim: "Bass's work combines elements of liberal theology, progressive spirituality, classical evangelicalism, mystical awareness, feminist concerns, and Christian tradition to create an inclusive and transformative vision of Christianity" because again it just sounds like something cribbed from the subject own CV. 72.229.42.216 (talk) 02:03, 2 March 2012 (UTC)