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How Luther went viral

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Felix Neumann
That's what happened in the Arab spring. It's also what happened during the Reformation, nearly 500 years ago, when Martin Luther and his allies took the new media of their day—pamphlets, ballads and woodcuts—and circulated them through social networks to promote their message of religious reform.
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zeichenriss
That's what happened in the Arab spring. It's also what happened during the Reformation, nearly 500 years ago, when Martin Luther and his allies took the new media of their day—pamphlets, ballads and woodcuts—and circulated them through social networks to promote their message of religious reform.
Estimated reading time: 11 min
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Matthias Planitzer
The Edict of Worms in 1521 warned that the spread of Luther’s message had to be prevented, otherwise “the whole German nation, and later all other nations, will be infected by this same disorder.” But it was too late—the infection had taken hold in Germany and beyond. To use the modern idiom, Luther’s message had gone viral.
Estimated reading time: 11 min
  1. Matthias Planitzer

    Matthias Planitzer Social Media: What both the Arab Spring and Luther's Reformation have in common. Rather interesting article focussing on the unique role Social Media played for the distribution of Luther's pamphlets.

    January 6, 2012
max a.
That's what happened in the Arab spring. It's also what happened during the Reformation, nearly 500 years ago, when Martin Luther and his allies took the new media of their day—pamphlets, ballads and woodcuts—and circulated them through social networks to promote their message of religious reform.
Estimated reading time: 11 min
  1. max a.

    max a. Der "Economist" zieht Parallelen zwischen dem Arabischen Frühling und der Verbreitung von Luthers reformatorischen Theorien.

    October 9, 2012
Max Orgeldinger
The protesters’ message spreads virally through social networks, making it impossible to suppress and highlighting the extent of public support for revolution. The combination of improved publishing technology and social networks is a catalyst for social change where previous efforts had failed. That’s what happened in the Arab spring. It’s also what happened during the Reformation, nearly 500 years ago, when Martin Luther and his allies took the new media of their day—pamphlets, ballads and woodcuts—and circulated them through social networks to promote their message of religious[…]
Estimated reading time: 11 min