Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pauline mysticism


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 10:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Pauline mysticism

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This whole article is original synthesis, and possibly a POV fork from Pauline Christianity. StAnselm (talk) 05:57, 1 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete or merge - Delete as per nom. If it has to be kept it should be merged.--Diameter (talk) 06:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep – based on Google scholar and Google books searches, this is a notable concept, which occurs regularly as a term in article and chapter titles. As such it is no more a fork of Pauline Christianity than Christian mysticism is of Christianity. --Lambiam 09:45, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete – although there is a notable concept covered by the title of the article, it is not at all what is being described in the article. The article describes "Pauline mysticism" as a form of mysticism practised by believers, and can be seen as pushing the non-notable book Experience Heaven Now by Barry Hall, "teacher of practical Pauline mysticism". The notable concept covered by the reliable sources is something else: it belongs to Pauline theology and pertains to mystical aspects of the teachings of Paul. (Without prejudice to possible later recreation as an article covering the latter notable concept.) --Lambiam 10:16, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions.  --• Gene93k (talk) 18:20, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Wizardman  Operation Big Bear 20:05, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and improve The topic is valid and valuable. Issues mentioned above are now addressed by reverting to an older version. (Yessy543 (talk) 01:36, 6 May 2011 (UTC))
 * Keep – article is now about the mystical aspects of the teachings of Paul, which is a notable topic dealt with in multiple reliable sources. --Lambiam 06:43, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect to Pauline Christianity per WP:V. The article is still unsourced, making it impossible to determine its notability or the merits of its content.  Sandstein   05:52, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Redirect as per Sandstein. OpinionsAreLikeAHoles (talk) 16:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete as per StAnselm. Prsaucer1958 (talk) 23:33, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Per Lambiam's third !vote. I think the notability of the topic is clear: several books and articles have been published on the topic and there are tons of hits on Google Books/Scholar. Qrsdogg (talk) 02:23, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.