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Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

Hosted by Todd C. Ream

Meet the Host

Born and raised in Southern California, Todd C. Ream serves at Indiana Wesleyan University as University Professor, Executive Director of Faculty Scholarship, and Senior Fellow for Programming for the Lumen Research Institute.  He also serves as Senior Fellow for Public Engagement for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and as Publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review.

Recent Episodes

Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“Boundary Pioneers” ft. Rice University’s Elaine Howard Ecklund I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Eight

In the thirty-eighth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and the Director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University. Ecklund begins by discussing her understanding of…
June 6, 2026
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“Plausibility Structures” ft. the University of Oxford’s Ard Louis I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Seven

In the thirty-seventh episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Ard Louis, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. Louis begins by discussing the documentary in which he co-starred with David Malone. Louis, a Christian and scientist, and Malone, an atheist and non-scientist, travelled…
May 30, 2026
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“Words of Faith, Words of Hope, Words of Love” ft. Yale University’s Jennifer A. Herdt I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Six

In the thirty-sixth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jennifer A. Herdt, the Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethics and the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at Yale University Divinity School. Herdt opens by discussing how the focus of her research, particularly as…
May 23, 2026
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“The Dreams of Young People” ft. the University of Notre Dame’s Meghan Sullivan I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Five

In the thirty-fifth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Meghan Sullivan, the Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good at the University of Notre Dame. Sullivan begins by discussing an article she contributed to a…
May 16, 2026
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“The Fourth Estate” ft. Commonweal’s Dominic Preziosi I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Four

In the thirty-fourth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Dominic Preziosi, the editor of Commonweal. Preziosi begins by discussing the vocation to which journalists are called, the commitments or canons that define the fourth estate, and how journalists who are selflessly committed to their vocation…
May 9, 2026
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“For the People of God” ft. Trinity College Dublin’s Massimo Faggioli I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Three

In the thirty-third episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Massimo Faggioli, Professor in Historical and Contemporary Ecclesiology at Trinity College Dublin. Faggioli begins by offering an overview of recent research on Vatican II, interpretations of the council’s ongoing significance, and the ways the council impacts…
May 2, 2026
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“A Glorious Sonic Order” ft. Duke University’s Jeremy Begbie I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Two

In the thirty-second episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jeremy Begbie, the Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Duke University. Begbie opens by discussing the role of the imagination, the ways appreciation for the imagination waned in terms of perceived dependability through…
April 25, 2026
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“Laziness Does Not Please the Almighty” ft. Westmont College’s Sandra L. Richter I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-One

In the thirty-first episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Sandra L. Richter, the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. Richter begins by sharing how the details through which Old Testament (and New Testament) scholars are called to sort can be of…
April 18, 2026
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“In the Best Possible Light” ft. the University of Queensland’s Peter Harrison I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty

In the thirtieth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Peter Harrison, Professor of History and Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Queensland and Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Harrison opens by exploring the popular perception that the narrative concerning the…
April 11, 2026
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“Mining the Riches” ft. the Octet Collaborative’s Mia Chung I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty-Nine

In the twenty-ninth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Mia Chung, Executive Director of the Octet Collaborative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chung begins by exploring the relationship shared by genius and effort. As a concert-level pianist, Chung began playing the piano at the…
April 4, 2026