Podcast episode 74

The Need For Retrieval - Doreancon 2026 Session 1

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Conley Owens opens Doreancon 2026 by explaining what simony is and why the church has nearly forgotten it, tracing how the doctrine rose through the early church and Middle Ages and faded after the Reformation. He argues it's time to retrieve it, and explains why Protestants can still learn from the medieval sources that addressed it.

(00:00) What simony is, and why it's forgotten

(01:10) The early church: God's word goes out freely

(02:34) How simony spread through the Middle Ages

(07:22) The Reformation began over simony

(08:33) Five reasons the doctrine faded

(12:25) Why we can learn from medieval sources

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