Template talk:Infobox theologian#Propose Infobox academic

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== Propose Infobox academic ==

The is a very useful infobox and is high adaptable due to it's basis on "Infobox person". However I find that often Christian scholars and academics are not precisely served by this infobox as they cannot formally be identified as "theologians" as such (i.e. with a large body of original or influencial thought - i.e Calvin, C.S. Lewis, Von Rad, etc.).

So my thought is we could use the Template:Infobox scholar - but that seems to be deficient in the areas of positions head, occupation, influenced_by, influences_who?, more personal detail that you get in "person" or this one ("theologian").

So alternatively we could remodel "scholar" in the form of "theologian" - obviously with adjustments. Or move easily "clone" this infobox and make a new "Template:Infobox academic". This would take some of the approach this infobox (i.e. based on "person") and a blend of content from "theologian" and "scholar".

It would also have to add some generic form of elements of theologian. This would be more in the style of "scholar" which is not tied to a particular discipline.

Thoughts. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 08:39, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

To give some idea of my thinking - here is a mock up of a possible set of parameters.

{{Infobox academic
| honorific_prefix   =
| name               =
| honorific_suffix   =
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| image              =
| image_size         =
| alt                =
| caption            =
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = 
| birth_place        =
| death_date         = 
| death_place        =
| death_cause =
| region             =
| nationality        =
| period             =
| workplaces         =
| occupation         =
| spouse             =
| children           =
| signature          =
| signature_alt      =
| signature_size     =
| era                =
| language           =
| discipline         = 
| sub_discipline     = 
| movement           = 
| religion           = 
| education          =
| alma_mater         = 
| thesis_title       =
| thesis_url         =
| thesis_year        =
| doctoral_advisor   =
| doctoral_students  =
| notable_students   =
| main_interests     =
| notable_works      =
| notable_ideas      =
| influences         =
| influenced         =
| awards             =
| website            =
}}

Which is a blend of "theologian" (with the religious element downlayed) and "scholar"

:: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 13:18, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

There is an RfC at Template talk:Infobox#RfC: Religion in infoboxes concerning what What should be allowed in the religion entry in infoboxes. Please join the discussion and help us to arrive at a consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 19:41, 2 January 2016 (UTC)