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Luther Portraits, A LUther bible and Luther's followers attacks on his opponets... 16th century social media, as seen at From Luther to Twitter. Media and the Public Sphere Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin

From Luther to Twitter. Media and the Public Sphere at the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin

On October 31st 1517 Martin Luther published his 95 Theses, his Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences, his criticism of the contemporary Catholic church. 95 theses which fired a debate and discourse that, ultimately, led to the splitting of the, until then, all-powerful Catholic church, an event which was to have consequences far, far, beyond religious practice and power, and which was arguably one of the single most important moments in the development of European society.

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