Printing press spreads ideas from "summary" of The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch
The advent of the printing press during the Reformation was a revolutionary development in the spread of ideas. The ability to reproduce texts quickly and in large quantities meant that ideas could be disseminated far and wide with unprecedented speed. This had a profound impact on the dissemination of religious beliefs and the shaping of public opinion. Prior to the printing press, the dissemination of ideas was a slow and laborious process. Manuscripts had to be copied by hand, a task that was both time-consuming and prone to errors. As a result, information was often limited to a small circle of scholars and elites. The printing press changed all of this. Suddenly, texts could be produced in large quantities and distributed to a mass audience. The impact of the printing press on the spread of religious ideas during the Reformation was particularly significant. Martin Luther, in particular, seized upon the new technology to spread his ideas far and wide. His Ninety-Five Theses, which criticized the C...
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