Talk:Common grace

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[edit] New article

This new article was generated due to reference to "common grace" in other articles, specifically prevenient grace. While it is not my preference to begin new articles with "adapted excerpts" from other sources, this seemed expedient to get something started. The revision and clarification/additions from other Wikipedians is anticipated and encouraged.

The subject is not without some controversy and conflicting opinions in Reformed theology, so it is with some trepidation that I started this article at all. Regards, Jim Ellis 17:15, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

On to perfection, gentlemen! Keith 20:32, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Hi, Jim. I like it, but I don't think the Elwell Evangelical Dictionary is public domain, and thus the adapted exerpt is likely a copyright violation (BELIEVE is also a copyright violation, I believe). --Flex 17:06, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

Flex, I thought brief excerpts were OK if credited. Jim Ellis 22:04, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure. Given the nature of that work (a dictionary of theology), copying most or all of an entry into the Wikipedia seems like copyright vio. (My original entry on Van Til or presupp. apologetics was rejected as a copyright vio. because it was based on the entry in a Christian encyclopedia.) Just my opinion. I see you're rewriting it anyway. --Flex 01:50, August 15, 2005 (UTC)