User:Adamfairchild/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * "Liberation Theology"


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article's content is relevant to the topic of the article and to our course of studies as liberation theology emerged in 20th century Latin America as a fusion of Marxist ideology and Christian theology. This article presents a generally neutral description of liberation theology and its core tenets and extensively cites reputable sources including scholarly articles, papal correspondence, and other theological discourses. This article addresses the misrepresentation and underrepresentation of Latin America evident within existing historical narratives.


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 * Given my knowledge of Spanish, possible sources that I could use to update and improve this article include Gustavo Gutierrez's seminal text, "Teologia de la liberacion" (1975) and Monsenor Oscar Romero's "Su Pensamiento." Each of these texts provides more context into the historical and theological factors that shaped the expression of liberation theology in Latin America.

Option 2

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 * "Christian Left"


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article provides a general overview of the relationship between Christianity and left-of-center political movements and ideology. This relationship is relevant to our course as it incorporates discussion of left-wing ideologies including communism, socialism, and anarchism, and their relationship with Christianity. While this article presents a neutral discussion of the "Christian Left," it does not provide an extensive amount of detail about the subjects that it brings up. This article is missing several citations, particularly surrounding the terminology and history of the Christian Left, and it offers a limited list of references at the end of the article. This article vaguely refers to several different Wikipedia Equity Groups, including the LGBT+ community, women, and racial/ethnic minorities.


 * Sources
 * Two books that I anticipate being helpful for updating this page include Shawn David Young's "Gray Sabbath : Jesus People USA, the Evangelical Left, and the Evolution of Christian Rock" and "One Electorate Under God? A Dialogue on Religion and American Politics" by E.J. Dionne. I also can use the article "The Christian Left: Who Are They and How Are They Different from the Christian Right?" by Charles F. Hall [Review of Religious Research 39, no. 1 (Sep., 1997): 27-45.]

Option 3

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 * "Marxism and Religion"


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is a part of the WikiProject Socialism and WikiProject Religion, which are both collaborative efforts designed to improve the discussions of each subject on Wikipedia. Given its position within these projects, this article and the information it presents is relevant to our course's themes. As I learned in the "Talk" section of this page, this article was originally created by someone with an atheistic background. Despite this possibility for bias, I found the information that the article presented to be rather even and neutral towards religion and Marxism. The article extensively cites from reliable sources -- including texts by Marx and Engels, Lenin, and other Marxist leaders, along with religious scholars and leaders like the Dalai Lama. Through its global perspective, this article addresses different racial, ethnic, and religious minority groups that all form part of the Wikipedia Equity Groups.


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 * One online book that I would use in updating and revising this article is "Marxism and Religion" by Lu Daji. I would also refer to Alexander Saxton's article, "Marxism, Labor, and the Failed Critique of Religion."

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