Ideas for what could be included in a Resources category
I feel like a "resources" category similar to what the Languages site has could be of use. One way would be to provide resources for people interested in providing answers, such as:
- Popular systematic theologies by tradition
- Popular exegetical works by tradition
- Popular church history works by tradition/epoch/level of detail
- Notable treatments of different theological subjects, grouped as needed. So, for example, "resources on the incarnation by tradition" or "resources on the Nicene Creed"
All of these could be identified as "free online" vs. "have to buy it".
Another type of resources might focus on helping people figure out which theological tradition they are most interested in.
- List of popular preachers/theologians/commentators by tradition and/or theological system
- Selection of diagnostic questions associated with beliefs that help identify different theological traditions
- Maybe a flow chart, or maybe just questions related to the trinity, baptism, free will, tongues, church governance structure, etc., that are roughly tied to traditions
This is little more than brainstorming at this point, so I'm not tied to these examples. But at this point I'm inclined to think that a Resources category would be helpful.
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I would love to see a Resources category (in fact, the possibility of doing this was one of my attractions to the Codidact platform). I think these can be wiki-style posts edited (and maintained / routinely reviewed) by the community that serve as helpful guides to those looking to learn more about various things (especially when questions would be far too broad for the Q&A section since the OP needs to read several books/articles and/or learn languages and/or certain linguistic theory to get and understand an answer).
The trick is to avoid superlatives ("best," "better than," "most [adjective]", etc. which tend to be highly subjective and vary based on one's tradition. Creating organization is a good solution for this (e.g., grouping commentaries by tradition, where applicable).
We also don't necessarily want to be the source of knowledge for all resources on Christianity (since this would be an exhaustive, never-ending task), but can certainly create helpful guides for people to learn more who aren't sure where to start.
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