Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James K.A. Smith

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 - Yomangani^talk 09:37, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] James K.A. Smith

Contested prod, reason was "This may not be the best-formatted article, as it is my first. However, I think that it is necessary because while Smith holds the title of Associate Professor, he is relatively a young scholar with an already impressive body of work. In addition, he is publishing increasingly recognized popular works in his field." I still don't feel the article is notable. MER-C 10:00, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

• Cleanup and Keep has books published for sale on Amazon. Danny Lilithborne 22:59, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Bobet 09:26, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. While having books listed on Amazon.com is not by itself a proof of notability, the reviews for a book listed by Amazon can offer some insights as to the importance of an author. In this case, I think the reviews by Evangelicals Now and Christianity Today (which I think are print publications which put their articles online), together with the customer reviews at http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Radical-Orthodoxy-Post-secular-Theology/dp/0801027357/sr=1-2/qid=1160271326/ref=sr_1_2/104-7248986-9204703?ie=UTF8&s=books add up to a demonstration of notability under the multiple reviews criterion. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 01:38, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
  • "Together with the customer reviews..." Are you kidding? -- Kicking222 19:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keepsix books in print that he's either authored or is one of two co-authors of, interviewed by Krista Tippit on that National Public Radio show, articles written for Christianity Today. -- he's notable enough for me. And he's not restricted to academic subjects that have no resonance for the wider community.Noroton 22:19, 8 October 2006 (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.