User talk:RMOxtoby

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Deletion of Psychology of Religion paragraph
Hello Could you explain why you deleted the paragraph I contributed? I am doing my best to learn the ways of Wikipedia as expediently as possible. Kind regards, RMOxtoby (talk) 20:32, 30 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Sure:
 * It's not concise
 * It's unsourced
 * It's about yourself, cq self-promotion, cq WP:COI
 * It's WP:UNDUE
 * It's not WP:NOTABILITY; The two faces of Christianity: A psychological analysis has 1 citation at Google Scholar.
 * Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia, not a free website for selfpromotion. Sorry...  Joshua Jonathan   -  Let's talk!   06:34, 31 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Concise would be:
 * "Richard Oxtoby argues that some aspects of traditional Christian dogma are a psychopathological intrusion into the humanistic core of Christianity. According to Oxtoby, the idea that God and Humankind exist in an adversarial relationship with each other lead to the development of the dogma of the Atonement, the idea that an omnipotent God had no option but to condemn his "dearly beloved son" to terrible suffering and a cruel death."
 * That's closer to theology than to the psychology of religion, and not relevant for an overview article.  Joshua Jonathan   -  Let's talk!   06:45, 31 January 2016 (UTC)