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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

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“From and Into” ft. the University of Oxford’s Andrew Davison I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty-Six

In the forty-sixth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Andrew Davison, the Regius Professor of Divinity and Residentiary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, University of Oxford. Davison begins by discussing the arc of a vocational discernment process that led him from completing a D.Phil. in…
August 1, 2026
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“The First of a Thousand Small Choices” ft. Calvin University’s David I. Smith I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty-Five

In the forty-fifth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with David I. Smith, Professor of Education and Director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning at Calvin University. Smith opens by discussing the development of the scholarship of teaching and learning. 30 years ago,…
July 25, 2026
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“The Lord Draws in Crooked Lines” ft. Case Western Reserve University’s Jonathan Y. Tan I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty-Four

In the forty-fourth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jonathan Y. Tan, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies at Case Western Reserve University. Tan begins by offering an overview of the impact Vatican II had on what is now referenced as world…
July 18, 2026
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“Centered Lives” ft. The Christian Century’s Peter W. Marty I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty-Three

In the forty-third episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Peter W. Marty, Editor and Publisher of The Christian Century. Marty opens by discussing the theological commitments that prove imperative when coming to terms with grace. When doing so, he compares the commitments Dietrich Bonhoeffer noted…
July 11, 2026
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“Toward What End” ft. Fuller Theological Seminary’s Pamela Ebstyne King I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty-Two

In the forty-second episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Pamela Ebstyne King, the Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science and Executive Director of the Thrive Center for Human Development at Fuller Theological Seminary. King begins by differentiating between flourishing and thriving, terms that…
July 4, 2026
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“Holding Your Presuppositions in a Light Grip” ft. the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Molly Worthen I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty-One

In the forty-first episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Molly Worthen, Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Worthen opens by discussing how her interest in journalism over time also came include serving as a collegiate educator. Few individuals whose…
June 27, 2026
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“In a World Where Worship is Very Much Still Alive” ft. DePaul University’s William T. Cavanaugh I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Forty

In the fortieth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with William T. Cavanaugh, Professor of Catholic Studies and Director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University. Cavanaugh begins by drawing from his most recent book, The Uses of Idolatry, a means…
June 20, 2026
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“A Prophet and a Comforter” ft. Baylor University’s George Yancey I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirty-Nine

In the thirty-ninth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with George Yancey, Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. Yancey opens by reflecting upon how he makes sense of race relations in the United States since 2010. While the tragic events involving individuals such as…
June 13, 2026
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“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