Talk:Spiritual test

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Hi,

Is it possible to change title to "Spiritual Tests"?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Orange1844 (talk • contribs) 18:19, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

NPOV
Hi, I am not understanding your NPOV.

1) There is no definition of "Spiritual Tests". 2) Why is it not a NPOV? How are you evaluating this article? 3) Just because I am mentioning quotes Baha'i Faith twice, look at quotes from other religions 4) This article does not take sides, on the contrary it offers common thinking. (show me any sentence that shows not having a NPOV). 5) Why don't you guys write your own definition of "Spiritual Tests"? You should replace it with a better definition before deleting. 6) If you have experts have them read it and make it better, don't just throw it away. Knowledge develops based on different ideals comes together.

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.94.47.16 (talk) 00:38, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

more citations that might be of use

 * Mental Tests, by Peter J. Khan, 1995-09-17
 * Human Responses to Life Stress and Suffering, by Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian, published in Bahá'í Studies Notebook, 3:1-2, pages 49-62, Ottawa: Association for Baha'i Studies North America, 1983

--Smkolins (talk) 17:27, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
 * The Concept of Spirituality by William S. Hatcher, "Bahá'í Studies, volume 11". Ottawa: Association for Bahá'í Studies, 1982
 * Preliminary Analysis of the Baha'i Concept of Mental Health, by Laura Herzog, 1998-05, Clinical Research Project, Illinois School of Professional Psychology/Chicago Campus

Expansion beyond quotes
From an encyclopedic viewpoint, quotes from religious books are insufficient to cover this subject. Perhaps some examples from a variety of religions? I know there are a number of Catholic saints that are already listed in wikipedia who underwent such tests (such as Anthony the Great). The origin of Eid al-Adha might also be a good example.

A distinction might also be made between spiritual tests (which are apparently administered by God) and "tests of faith" used by particular churches. For instance, the article on the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) states that "Modern Disciples reject the use of creeds as "tests of faith," that is, as required beliefs, necessary to be accepted as a follower of Jesus." Elriana (talk) 02:01, 7 February 2014 (UTC)