Talk:Robert Austin Markus/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 04:15, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Due this being a substantial article, the GA review shall be broken into the same sections of the Article, in order to make matters manageable.

Early Life and Education

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * 2) There is a concise coverage of Markus's parents.
 * 3) The reference to Ferrostatics, spitfires and the avoidance of enemy internment is an excellent inclusion.
 * 4) Education maps out a compromise career choice, relevant to the times and the wartime Essential Work Order.
 * 5) There is a good summary of his circle at University and philosophy and the foundation of the Humanitas journal.
 * 6) There is a reference to Markus' getting married. This is not resolved elsewhere.

Career

 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * 2) This section indicates that marks left Blackfriars in 1950; This glosses over the fact that he left the Dominicans and it may be worthwhile to include same as the article tells he married and had children and grandchildren.
 * 3) It is good that there is reference to work on the Donatists who are frequently written off as heretics, unworthy of further attention.
 * 4) The reference to the work on Augustine and its conclusion Augustine as a dissenter from the triumphalisism of the post-Constantinian Christianity is an important contribution toward strengthening an unfolding Church History that is the leaven of society and culture and not the emetic.
 * 5) The Festchrift The Limits of Ancient Christianity: Essays on Late Antique Thought and Culture draws a worthy academic career to a fitting conclusion.

End Matter

 * 1) It is Broad in its coverage?
 * 2) Selected works are good; nearly all can be previewed on Google Books!
 * 3) All Sources are appropriate and carry the accessdate; particularly good obituaries are noted.

Conclude Review

 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * 2) Notes are succinct and appropriate.
 * 3) Primary References: all from Markus and his works.
 * 4) Secondary references were examined as noted earlier.
 * 5) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * 6) Coverage is considered neutral; there is no bias nor leaning toward any particular coverage of St Augustine, the Early Church nor the writings on Pope Gregory I.
 * 7) Is it stable?
 * 8) This is a relatively new page. It received a lot of views upon creation, and has settled down to the fate of many pages on Philosophy, 5-10 views per day.
 * 9) It is illustrated by images and the image displayed is appropriate for a university don.
 * 10) Overall:
 * 11) Pass ✅