User talk:Scott.parrott

I read the wikipedia article on soteriology and had a few questions.

First, why, for Christianity, is the focus on modern theories only? It would be great to have more information on theories of salvation as they have developed over time: e.g., perspectives of Church Fathers (for instance, Origen of Alexandria), perspectives of gnostic Christian communities, etc. Jaroslav Pelikan's work on the history of doctrine might be a good basis for beginning.

Second, the section on Judaism was too brief and therefore misleading (e.g., it was missing any information on the kabbalistic tradition). Again, like Christianity, it appears to assume a static view of the religion.

Third, I assume that the above questions hold for the other religions as well (though, I know much less about other religions). That is, the view of the religion is static rather than dynamic. It would be very helpful to see variation not only on a "horizontal" plane (that is, variations in beliefs at the current time), as well as an historically "verticle" plane (i.e., the development of the different perspectives or sub-traditions over time).

I am new to the discussion function of wikipedia, so I don't quite understand how to post questions and comments. So, perhaps this message does not appear in the appropriate forum. Any help on this would be appreciated. Scott.parrott 13:19, 19 August 2007 (UTC) JSP


 * Hello, Scott, welcome to Wikipedia! Unfortunately, no, this really isn't the best place to post questions about articles. Your "user talk" page is intended to help other editors communicate with you - you may have noticed the orange "new messages" bar before coming here. If you'd like your questions answered, I'd suggest posting them on the talk page of the article, at Talk:Soteriology. Just click the "+" tab at the top of that page, and you'll be able to start a new discussion. Keep in mind, though, that the article is in desperate need of cleanup, and probably doesn't contain as much information as it should, and what is there may not be reliable. If you ever need help, just ask your question here on your user talk page by adding the code . Happy editing! Hers fold  (t/a/c) 13:26, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

So, are there a group of editors working on this topic, e.g., soteriology? Is there a way to discuss possible directions, sources, etc.? Are posts to this page visible to other editors? If so, how?

I apologize if I am asking questions that are answered somewhere on the site, but I clicked around and was not able to find anything.

Best Scott Scott.parrott 18:03, 19 August 2007 (UTC)JSP