How Luther Went Viral To the general public, Martin Luther is known as the man who sparked the reformation of the Catholic church and issued in a new school of religious thought entirely. His impact is still felt today in the world of Christianity and religion as a whole. But lesser known is Luther’s […]
Archive for February, 2016
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On November 19, 2014, Sabrina Erdely of Rolling Stone published an article that destroyed the reputation of a fraternal chapter and tore apart the UVA community. The article entitled “A Rape on Campus”, told the story of a girl named Jackie Coakley who was apparently raped by multiple individuals in a heinous hazing stunt. The […]
Martin Luther and the power of the printing press
Posted by: Tatyana White-Jenkins | February 9, 2016 | No Comment |Martin Luther was a prominent and significant figure of the Protestant Reformation. After feeling a sense of cynicism and hypocrisy within the church he held dear, he began questioning the teachings of the church and later fought to change them. While historic documentaries usually prove to bore me, after watching the documentary on Luther I […]
On Feb. 2, 2016, me and my classmates spent the entire class watching the PBS film “Martin Luther” narrated by none other than Liam Neeson. What was great about the film in particular was the sheer amount of background information on the not so humble beginnings of Martin Luther. Previous to watching the film, my […]
German contributions to journalism: Martin Luther
Posted by: Alec Moore | February 9, 2016 | No Comment |In 1455 Johannes Gutenberg created what may be the greatest invention in the history of journalism. In 1517, a young man named Martin Luther would challenge Gutenberg for the position as the most influential German in the history of journalism when he nailed his 95 theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg. At […]
President Obama’s Executive Order on Gun Control
Posted by: dwoumn | February 9, 2016 | No Comment |Is President Obama‘s Executive Order on gun control infringing on American’s second amendment right? The Second Amendment of the United State’s Constitution states, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Recently, President Obama put out […]
Former monk rejects teachings of Late Medieval Catholic Church
Posted by: Savannah Norton | February 9, 2016 | No Comment |Martin Luther was a German, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. He rejected teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Church. In class, we watched a documentary on Luther. Three things that stuck out to me were that he was is considered the first propagandist, his ideas were spread through […]
Martin Luther was the great mind behind the start of the protestant reformation, even if he did not want the position. Luther’s time in the church (that being the Catholic church) was wrought with depression, abuse, and constant questioning of the church’s motives that all contributed to his separation from and attack against the Catholic church. The […]
Let’s face it, the average person doesn’t care about another history figure from the time of Jesus. Peter the first might as well be Peter Pan. It’s an unfortunate reality, but understandable when we’re inundated with information. Overwhelmed or not, there is one man that’s bound to show up in trivia that you need to […]
In my journalism class, we watched a documentary on Martin Luther, which was cool. It’s crazy how when you are in middle school, you don’t really pay attention to all of the historical figures that we learn about in history class, but when we watch a documentary on a specific person, it stays with you- […]
Nadia Murad: speaking out against slavery in the 21st century
Posted by: mahamarzouk | February 6, 2016 | No Comment |Inspiring instead of Crying The Yazidis are a very small distinctive ancient, cultural, religious minority living in Sinjar, Iraq. Recently however they are facing an ethnic cleansing and the worst genocide in our modern day world. The Yazidis are facing an accusation that they are devil worshippers by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant […]