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Todd C. Ream

Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“An Essential Light” ft. the University of Notre Dame’s George M. Marsden I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 5

In this episode of the Saturdays at Seven Podcast, Todd Ream interviews George Marsden, the Francis M. McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Todd and George discuss how the Christian Scholar’s Review began and how it has grown over…
October 7, 2023
Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“Enhancing Human Flourishing” ft. Baylor University’s Sarah A. Schnitker I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 4

In this episode of the Saturdays at Seven Podcast, Todd Ream interviews Sarah Schnitker, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Baylor University and Director of the Science of Virtues Lab. They discuss Sarah’s work studying patience and other virtues, as well as how religiosity and spirituality contribute to people’s virtue development. Sarah also shares…
September 30, 2023
Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“The Christian Polytechnic University” ft. LeTourneau University’s Steven D. Mason I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 3

In this episode of the Saturdays at Seven Podcast, Todd Ream interviews Dr. Steven D. Mason, president of LeTourneau University. They discuss Steve’s journey to becoming an Old Testament scholar then provost and president at LeTourneau University, and also the uniqueness of LeTourneau being the Christian polytechnic university. Steve offers advice to younger colleagues discerning a call…
September 23, 2023
Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“A Comprehensive Gospel” ft. The National Association of Evangelicals’ Walter Kim I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 2

In this episode of the Saturdays at Seven Podcast, Todd interviews Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). Walter shares his faith journey which began with an inspiration from Star Wars, lead to serving congregations all over North America, and now drives him in his role as president of NAE. He and…
September 16, 2023
Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“A Voice for Christian Higher Education” ft. the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities’ Shirley V. Hoogstra I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 1

In this episode of the Saturdays at Seven Podcast, Todd interviews Shirley Hoogstra, the president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), on her role in representing Christian higher education institutions, today's challenges facing the Christian higher education, and the relationship between Christian education and the Church.
September 9, 2023
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Announcement – Saturdays at Seven: Conversations with Christian Thought Leaders Launches September 9, 2023

As the publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review, I have the privilege of interacting with thought leaders serving in a variety of contexts including colleges and universities, foundations, associations, media outlets, and churches. Despite the challenging times we face in higher education, those conversations provide me with hope about the vocation we hold in trust and—sooner…
September 5, 2023
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J. Robert Oppenheimer: An Autopsy of the American Academic Vocation, Part 3

The vocational fragmentation we noted in yesterday’s post summarizing some prominent Oppenheimer biographies likely had deeper roots going back to Oppenheimer’s childhood. David C. Cassidy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American Century offers important details concerning the impact of Oppenheimer’s upbringing on his sense of vocation. Cassidy contends that Oppenheimer’s parents considered it to be…
July 19, 2023
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J. Robert Oppenheimer: An Autopsy of the American Academic Vocation, Part 1

On Friday, the largest-scale exploration of the American academic vocation will hit theaters. With a rumored marketing budget of $100 million, few of us likely avoided the campaign NBCUniversal unleashed in recent weeks for Christopher Nolan’s next film, Oppenheimer. Viewers of Wimbledon and Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, for example, were repeatedly introduced to snippets…
July 17, 2023
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Mark A. Noll’s The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (Updated Edition)

https://youtu.be/HPZ-TQQWeTg With great appreciation to Wheaton College and its Faith and Learning Program, Christian Scholar’s Review is pleased to share Tuesday’s (3/15) panel discussion with Mark A. Noll concerning the updated edition of The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind.  The discussion, titled “The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind in a Social Media Age,” included panelists…
March 19, 2022
Reviews

Public Intellectuals and the Common Good: Christian Thinking for Human Flourishing

“America needs more private intellectuals.”Francis Joseph Beckwith, Twitter post, June 22, 2021, 10:36 a.m., https://twitter.com/fbeckwith/sta-tus/1407346836223021065. Emphasis added. So tweeted Baylor University philosopher and occasional public intellectual Francis Beckwith. Perhaps Beckwith had in mind a particular public intellectual’s unfortunate essay or social media misadventure. There is little doubt public intellectuals draw fire from all sides. Scholars…
February 28, 2022
Press Release

50th Anniversary Celebration

Christian Scholar’s Review is pleased to announce the celebration of its 50th anniversary.  On Thursday, October 28, 2021, CSR will release its 50th anniversary issue (51:1) at a reception following an address offered by Joel A. Carpenter, Calvin University’s Provost Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow with the Nagel Institute, as part of Baylor University’s annual…
June 12, 2021
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Searching For the Soul of the University: An Interview with George M. Marsden

Risking understatement, George M. Marsden’s The Soul of the American University: From Protestant Establishment to Established Nonbelief sparked intense reactions in academe when released by Oxford University Press in 1994.For example, please see John Patrick Diggins’ “God, Man and the Curriculum,” The New York Times  (April 17, 1994, Section 7, Page 25).  Administrators of church-related…
May 12, 2021
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“The Academic Vocation in a Post-2020 World: An Ecumenical Dialogue”—a virtual panel discussion

Christian Scholar’s Review is pleased to announce “The Academic Vocation in a Post-2020 World: An Ecumenical Dialogue”—a virtual panel discussion on Saturday, November 14, 2020, from 11:00 AM EST to 12:15 PM EST.  Moderated by Margaret Diddams, the recently appointed Editor for Christian Scholar’s Review, panel members include: Nancy Brickhouse – Provost, Baylor University;    Gerard J.…
October 31, 2020
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Welcome to the Christ Animating Learning Blog

Christian Scholar’s Review is pleased to announce the launch of “Christ Animating Learning”—an interdisciplinary and interactive forum focused on the relationship the Christian faith shares with the practices of teaching and scholarship.  “Christ Animating Learning” launched Monday, with posts appearing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  Readers can access it at https://christianscholars.com/blog/ or sign-up at https://christianscholars.com/newsletter/…
September 9, 2020