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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