Life of the Mind: Brookewood & Avalon Schools

Ep. 3: Endo’s Silence, David Booz and Andrea Francois

David Booz, Brookewood Theology Chair, and Andrea Francois, Lower School + 6 Director, discuss with Cherie Walsh their readings of Shusaku Endo's novel Silence and Martin Scorsese's 2017 film adaptation of the novel.  Issues include the problem of innocent suffering--and, relatedly, God's alleviation of suffering vs. His accompaniment--and the role of Judas in the story of Christ.  The novel and the film also highlight the problem of hubris as Rodrigues sets himself up in place of Christ.

Ep. 2: Rich McPherson on Chesterton

Brookewood's Head of School, Richard McPherson, talks with Cherie Walsh about one his favorite Catholic thinkers and writers, G.K. Chesterton. 

Ep. 1: Dostoyevsky, with David Booz

Brookewood Life of the Mind podcast premieres with a conversation between Brookewood Assistant Head of School, Cherie Walsh, and Brookewood's Upper School theology teacher, David Booz, on reading Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov.