Saturday, January 30, 2010

Knowledge and the printing press

Carrying through with thoughts from my previous post and reading...

I've often dialogued, read, reflected on the impact of the printing on Christianity in the US and in faith communities that had previously only been led by one or a few Biblical "interpreters" for the people. The printing press changed all that, because everyone had access to the written knowledge and didn't have to rely on pastors/priest/etc. I've spent time connecting this to Martin Luther and the Reformation.

Anyway....I wonder if Web 2.0 will do/has done similar things to written and shared knowledge. Will it be as dramatic as it shapes knowledge? Does it shape knowledge in a unique way?

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