Hope in Source

Why is Christianity so commercialized? Conley shares about The Dorean Principle, his new book which explains this biblical concept of the Gospel being "freely given". We talk about being a colaborer vs. a customer, reciprocity vs. gift, Bible translation, Christian music, copyright and creative commons, and how it all relates to an open source ethos. (Recorded in October 2021) Transcript: https://hopeinsource.com/dorean.

Show Notes

Why is Christianity so commercialized? Conley shares about The Dorean Principle, his new book which explains this biblical concept of the Gospel being "freely given". We talk about being a colaborer vs. a customer, reciprocity vs. gift, Bible translation, Christian music, copyright and creative commons, and how it all relates to an open source ethos. (Recorded in October 2021) Transcript: https://hopeinsource.com/dorean.

Book: https://thedoreanprinciple.org

Sections:
  • [00:00] Supporting Ministries with Co-Laborers
  • [02:22] The Modern Publishing Industry
  • [06:25] Co-Laborers vs. Customers
  • [07:52] Beyond Reciprocity: Contribution Matching + Family Worship
  • [10:12] False Teachers are also Greedy Teachers
  • [12:31] The Copyright Milieu of The Bible
  • [16:59] The Oddity of Christian Music Licensing
  • [23:44] Personal Bibles
  • [26:17] Given Without Price
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What is Hope in Source?

What are the parallels between faith and open source software? Join Henry Zhu for an off-the-cuff conversation between friends. Check out hopeinsource.com and nadiaeghbal.com/public-faith for the backstory!