Talk:Robert Austin Markus/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 04:15, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Due this being a substantial article, the GA review shall be broken into the same sections of the Article, in order to make matters manageable.

Early Life and Education

1. Is it reasonably well written?
   1. There is a concise coverage of Markus's parents.
   2. The reference to Ferrostatics, spitfires and the avoidance of enemy internment is an excellent inclusion.
   3. Education maps out a compromise career choice, relevant to the times and the wartime Essential Work Order.
   4. There is a good summary of his circle at University and philosophy and the foundation of the Humanitas journal.
   5. There is a reference to Markus' getting married. This is not resolved elsewhere.

Career

1. Is it reasonably well written?
   1. This section indicates that marks left Blackfriars in 1950; This glosses over the fact that he left the Dominicans and it may be worthwhile to include same as the article tells he married and had children and grandchildren.
   2. It is good that there is reference to work on the Donatists who are frequently written off as heretics, unworthy of further attention.
   3. The reference to the work on Augustine and its conclusion Augustine as a dissenter from the triumphalisism of the post-Constantinian Christianity is an important contribution toward strengthening an unfolding Church History that is the leaven of society and culture and not the emetic.
   4. The Festchrift The Limits of Ancient Christianity: Essays on Late Antique Thought and Culture draws a worthy academic career to a fitting conclusion.

End Matter

1. It is Broad in its coverage?
   1. Selected works are good; nearly all can be previewed on Google Books!
   2. All Sources are appropriate and carry the accessdate; particularly good obituaries are noted.

Conclude Review

1. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
   1. Notes are succinct and appropriate.
   2. Primary References: all from Markus and his works.
   3. Secondary references were examined as noted earlier.
2. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
   1. Coverage is considered neutral; there is no bias nor leaning toward any particular coverage of St Augustine, the Early Church nor the writings on Pope Gregory I.
3. Is it stable?
   1. This is a relatively new page. It received a lot of views upon creation, and has settled down to the fate of many pages on Philosophy, 5-10 views per day.
4. It is illustrated by images and the image displayed is appropriate for a university don.
5. Overall:
   1. Pass Y