What is Project Wittenberg? Project Wittenberg is an ad hoc group of individuals dedicated to posting on the internet a cross-section of classic and historic texts written by Lutherans. The project arose from the frustration felt by these librarians, archivists, scholars, pastors and others. A thorough search of the internet yielded few works by even Martin Luther, founder of Lutheranism, translator of the Bible, shaper of the German language, and a catalyst in the events that shaped the formation of modern western civilization. Project Wittenberg began with documents written by Luther himself. The documents are selected for their importance to the development of western civilization, their interest to a wide audience and their value in bringing Luther to life for those who have not had the opportunity to meet him in the pages of history. Project Wittenberg Documents are posted in their original languages, in English translation and other languages as they are available. Project Wittenberg selects texts that are in the public domain or whose translators are willing to yield rights to free distribution of their work on the internet. In all cases, full scholarly citation is made for the pieces converted and released by the Project. In some cases, excerpts from larger works are included. Keeping in Touch With Project Wittenberg There are several ways to keep in touch with Project Wittenberg. The easiest way is to join list WITTENBERG, the discussion group on the subject of Lutheran History. Send a message to: Mailserv@crf.cuis.edu In the body of the note, say: subscribe WITTENBERG All releases are first announced here. You may also find all our documents at: Gopher: Crf.Cuis.Edu Select: /Concordia University System.../ Each School.../ Concordia Theological Seminary.../ Library/ Electronic Texts.../ Selected Documents.../ World Wide Web URLs: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg- home.html How to Volunteer For Project Wittenberg Project Wittenberg is very informal. Simply select an item you wish to key in & contact Rev. Bob Smith at: smithre@mail.ctsfw.edu. Please specify the language you wish to work with. Please keep the documents or selections relatively small. We will want to break the files into sections less than 30K in length. Please locate a public domain text before sending your offer to do a document. Include in your message the full citation of the item so that we may confirm its status. Rev. Smith will verify that the selection isn't already assigned, send you the format for the document and wait for the finished product. When you are ready, send your file in plain ascii format to Rev. Smith for proof reading & posting. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Rev. Robert E. Smith for Project Wittenberg Last Revised: 3/95