Episode 29: Mentors

David Grubbs moderates a discussion with Michial Farmer and Nathan Gilmour about the origins of the mentor-protege relationship, why mentee is not a word, and some of the influences that led the three Christian Humanists to the places we are today. Along the way we suggest concrete measures whereby colleges can facilitate mentoring and discuss why mandatory mentorship is probably a bad idea. Among the texts and authors and mentors we discuss are Athena, Mentor, Paul, Timothy, the Odyssey, C.S. Lewis, Walker Percy, and Walter Brueggemann.