Talk:Ensoulment

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[edit] NPOV

This page needs to either

• Make it clear that "ensoulment" is a Christian term
• Provide some context that isn't all from the bible

[edit] Separate articles?

As Choster says, "many religions believe in souls", but the terminology, concepts and beliefs are different. I think it would help to compare and contrast the religious beliefs if there was a separate article on Ensoulment (Christianity) (as there was in the past) which linked to the nearest equivalent in other religions.--Nathan Cole 12:39, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question objectiveness and sources

This article appears to represent only the Christian / Catholic point of view. All of the cited links are from the Bible, Biblical sites, or the Roman Catholic church.

The following article, which I have not validated, shows different ideas of the time of ensoulment among different religions: [1]. I will try to find evidence for my at this point completely unverified understanding that earlier in time, when child mortality was high, even the Catholic Church taught that ensoulment happened some days after birth.

In any case, the single-religion POV presented here makes me challenge the objectivity of this article.

Peter 14:50, 4 December 2006 (UTC)