Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Son of Man (book)


 * 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 keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. ✗ plicit  14:13, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

The Son of Man (book)

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NN book. Fails WP:NBOOK. UtherSRG (talk) 11:48, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature and Christianity. UtherSRG (talk) 11:48, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Redirect: I'm finding a ton of blog sources that mention this text in esoteric circles, so clearly people are (or were) very interested in this subject. However, the only reliable source I see is the the Routledge book already referenced in the article (and even that is an intentionally trivial mention). ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:50, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Notability (books) says: "A book is presumed notable if it verifiably meets, through reliable sources, at least one of the following criteria:The book has been the subject of two or more non-trivial published works appearing in sources that are independent of the book itself. This can include published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries, bestseller lists, and reviews. This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book." Sources   The review notes: "Son of Man is a book to approach with an open mind and heart, and to absorb slowly and thoughtfully. Far from being scholastic, dry and inaccessible, however, the author's beautiful- ly articulate and poetic style makes it a pleasure to read, even when its concepts challenge our much-repeated accounts of the historical and mystical Christ."  The review notes: "Reading Andrew Harvey's book is like returning to your home town after a week's absence and discovering that someone has changed all the street signs and painted all houses a different color. Harvey uses all the familiar words and events of the New Testament: the transfiguration, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, and putting to death the old self in order to follow "the mystical path to Christ." But neither the Jesus he depicts nor the faith he defines looks like anything a Christian would recognize in broad daylight. ... If you want fiction and religious fantasy, you may be willing to waste $24 on this book. But if you want credible religious reading, you can find a hundred and one ways to better spend your money."  The review notes: "In "Son of Man," Harvey presents an array of sources to sketch a compelling portrait of Jesus Christ as a spiritual practitioner who lived 2,000 years ago. Christ, he insists, was the son of God the mother, as well as God the father. Harvey constructs a new vision of Christ as ecumenical, based on what the author considers accurate historic references."  The review notes: "In Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ, Harvey demonstrates the kind of work and world transformation he has called gay people to perform. Son of Man is not a gay book as such, but it clearly exemplifies the enlightened, mystical message that comes from the mystical marriage in the gay soul. For Son of Man is a sensible, modem explication of the life and teachings of Jesus free of the usual self-serving spin the Christian Churches give the story."  The review notes: "Harvey includes spiritual exercises, drawn from "early Christian traditions of mantra," medieval mystics, Gnosticism, and his own experiences. A well-thought-out book by a skilled writer that will interest mystics and New Agers."</li> <li> The review notes: "Harvey, who is gay, emphasizes Jesus' androgyny, describing it as his "complete combination of feminine and masculine powers, of mercy with justice, tenderness with force, authority with the radiance of tolerance and forgiveness." With soaring mystical conviction, Harvey asserts that it is only by fully welcoming the force of the Sacred Feminine, as Jesus did, that the contemporary religious imagination can experience the birth of true Christ-consciousness, "an all-embracing, all-infusing power that could, if allowed to, transfigure the life of the world." Unabashedly personal and passionate, Harvey's latest is a powerful expression of faith in the transforming power of Christ's love."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow The Son of Man to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:15, 14 June 2023 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Keep Per Cunard's sourcing. Jclemens (talk) 08:04, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep as per the multiple reliable sources coverage identified in this discussion which includes secondary coverage such as reviews of the book in newspapers and magazines so that WP:GNG is passed and deletion is unnecessary in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 19:54, 17 June 2023 (UTC)


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