THE GERMAN REVOLT. The crisis came over the sale of indulgences for sins
by the papal agent, Tetzel, who began the practice in the neighborhood of
Wittenberg, where Luther was a Professor of Theology, in 1516. There is
little doubt but that Tetzel, in his zeal to raise money for the
rebuilding of the church of Saint Peter”s at Rome, a great undertaking
then under way, exceeded his instructions and made claims as to the nature
and efficacy of indulgences which were not warranted by church doctrines.
Such would be only human. The sale, however, irritated Luther, and he
appealed to the Archbishop of Magdeburg to prohibit it. Failing to obtain
any satisfaction, he followed the old university custom, made out ninety-
five theses, or reasons, why he did not believe the practice justifiable,
detailed the abuses, set forth what he conceived to be the true Christian
doctrine in the matter, and challenged all comers to a debate on the
theses (R. 151). Following true university custom, also, these theses were
made out in Latin, and in October, 1517, Luther followed still another
university custom and nailed them to the church door in Wittenberg. Luther
was probably as much surprised as any one to find that these were at once
translated into German, printed, and in two weeks had been scattered all
over Germany. Within a month they were known in all the important centers
of the Western Christian world. They had been carried everywhere on the
currents of discontent. Luther at first intended no revolt from the
Church, but only a protest against its practices. From one step to
another, though, he was gradually led into open rebellion, and finally, in
1520, was excommunicated from the Church. He then expressed his defiance
by publicly burning the bull of excommunication, together with a volume of
the canon law. This was open rebellion, and such heresy (R. 152) must
needs be stamped out. Luther took his stand on the authority of the
Scriptures, and the battle was now joined between the forces representing
the authority of the Church _versus_ the authority of the Bible, and
salvation through the Church _versus_ salvation through personal faith and
works. [9] Luther also forced the issue for freedom of thought in
religious matters. It was, to be sure, some three centuries before freedom
in religious thinking and worship became clearly recognized, but what the
early university masters and scholars had stood for in intellectual
matters, Luther now asserted in religious affairs as well.
06/29/2007 08:45 AM
WebEx Training Center Wins Three eLearning Guild Member’s Choice Awards (SYS-CON Media)
Further demonstrating its strength in the synchronous learning market, web collaboration leader WebEx secured three eLearning Guild Member’s Choice Awards for its WebEx Training Center solution. WebEx Training Center received the Platinum Award for Market Share: Corporate Synchronous Learning Systems, the Gold Award for Market Share: Education and Government Synchronous Learning Systems and the …
06/29/2007 08:20 AM
WebEx Training Center Wins Three eLearning Guild Member’s Choice Awards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Further demonstrating its strength in the synchronous learning market, web collaboration leader WebEx secured three eLearning Guild Member’s Choice Awards for its WebEx Training Center solution.
06/27/2007 10:00 AM
Citrix GoToMeeting Wins eLearning Guild Platinum Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—-Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. , won a Platinum Award this week for customer satisfaction with Citrix GoToMeeting based on results from eLearning Guild’s research on Synchronous Learning Systems.
06/26/2007 08:12 PM
The eLearning Guild Announces the Publication of New 360 Degree Report: (RedNova)
SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ — The eLearning Guild announced today the publication of a new Guild Research 360 Degree Report on Synchronous Learning Systems (SLS).
06/26/2007 07:29 PM
The eLearning Guild Announces the Publication of New 360 Degree Report: (SYS-CON Media)
The eLearning Guild announced today the publication of a new Guild Research 360 Degree Report on Synchronous Learning Systems (SLS). Synchronous e-Learning (people learning something together at the same time, but not in the same place) is already very pervasive, with almost 65% of respondents using Synchronous Learning tools on a regular basis and with some industries seeing double-digit annual …
06/26/2007 06:36 PM
The eLearning Guild Announces the Publication of New 360 Degree Report: (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The eLearning Guild announced today the publication of a new Guild Research 360 Degree Report on Synchronous Learning Systems . Synchronous e-Learning is already very pervasive, with almost 65% of respondents using Synchronous Learning tools on a regular basis and with some industries seeing double-digit annual growth in their adoption and use.
06/25/2007 09:47 AM
Elluminate Enhances Leading eLearning and Web Collaboration Solution With Launch of Elluminate Live! V8 (SYS-CON Media)
Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and web collaboration solutions, today announced the launch of the latest version of its flagship product, Elluminate Live! V8. The new release sets the bar for real-time eLearning and web conferencing, working to effectively engage groups of all sizes in interactive online sessions. Elluminate has expanded the capabilities of Elluminate …
06/25/2007 03:10 AM
MindIQ Releases eLearning, eCommerce Tool Set (PRWeb)
The unique, turn-key system allows trainers and subject experts to profit from their knowledge. Speakers, trainers and Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) can now easily repurpose their content to an eLearning format and earn passive income worldwide. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3F1YS1Qcm9mLUxvdmUtQ291cC1UaGlyLVplcm8=
06/25/2007 03:01 AM
MindIQ Releases eLearning, eCommerce Tool Set (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The unique, turn-key system allows trainers and subject experts to profit from their knowledge. Speakers, trainers and Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) can now easily repurpose their content to an eLearning format and earn passive income worldwide.
06/29/2007 11:04 AM
CONTACT THE HERALD (Everett Herald)
Snohomish County Red Cross volunteer Hunter MacKay, 67, of Bothell left Wednesday for California to assist in disaster-relief work at the South Lake Tahoe wildfires.