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Tag Archives: Martin Luther
Sacred Social Media
Because of a storm that postponed another presentation I had scheduled for today, I am instead able to meet with a local church group at noon to introduce them to social media and to invite them to think about how to apply the tools in their mission. Here’s the slide deck: Sacred Social Media View [...]
The 36th Thesis
Just as Martin Luther’s 95 Theses posted on October 31, 1517 on the church door at Wittenberg were not a comprehensive statement of his theology, the 35 Social Media Theses posted on the wall of SMUG 492 years later also were just a beginning of the discussion. So here for your reaction is the 36th [...]
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Thesis 4: Social Media are the Third Millennium’s Defining Communications Trend
I don’t think this should really need lots of discussion and proof. In the era of Gutenberg and Luther, only the most profound works could be published via the printing press. Thus Luther’s 95 Theses and other works of eternal significance were candidates for mass distribution. Not much else was considered worthy of the expensive [...]
Posted in 35 Theses, Blogging, SMUG, Social Media Also tagged 35 Theses, 95 Theses, broadcasting, Gutenberg, Lee Aase, Luther, Marconi, Mass Media, printing press, SMUG, Social Media 4 Comments
Nailing 35 Theses to the Wall
As I mentioned yesterday, it was 492 years ago today that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg. The official title was “Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” and its viral spread led to the Protestant Reformation that has had seismic effects [...]
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