Hope in Source

Can our digitally mediated environment be spiritual? Nick Ripatrazone takes us through the lens of the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan, focusing on his not well-known Catholic faith. McLuhan himself describes his testimony into the Church as, "I came in on my knees. That is the only way in." We discuss the topics around inter-textuality, the complexity of life, on form/function within mediums like poetry, concept/percept, ambiguity and paradox, and McLuhan's famous phrase "the medium is the message". (Recorded April 2022) Transcript: https://hopeinsource.com/communion

Show Notes

Can our digitally mediated environment be spiritual? Nick Ripatrazone takes us through the lens of the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan, focusing on his not well-known Catholic faith. McLuhan himself describes his testimony into the Church as, "I came in on my knees. That is the only way in." We discuss the topics around inter-textuality, the complexity of life, on form/function within mediums like poetry, concept/percept, ambiguity and paradox, and McLuhan's famous phrase "the medium is the message". (Recorded April 2022) Transcript: https://hopeinsource.com/communion

- Digital Communion (book)
- Nick's site

Sections:
  • [00:00] Layers of Language Meaning
  • [04:26] Bible as Hypertextual Medium
  • [08:47] Embracing the Messiness of Everything
  • [12:57] Incarnational Poetry
  • [17:41] 'Coming on my Knees'
  • [20:28] From Tech to Philosophy
  • [24:14] In Art, Faith is Perception
  • [30:42] Art as the Boundaries of Language
  • [33:20] Satan as a Great Electrical Engineer
  • [37:23] Authentic Religion is Full of Ambiguity
  • [39:52] What is Sin Really?
  • [42:34] Understanding McLuhan
  • [47:06] Living is Lengthening the Narrative
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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!