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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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“Stepping Off into the Unknown” ft. The King’s University’s Melanie Humphreys I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Sixteen

In the sixteenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Melanie Humphreys, President of The King’s University. Humphreys begins by discussing the practices that allowed her to serve a tenure as president at King’s that is one of the longest in Canada and over twice as…
January 3, 2026
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“Love’s Search for Truth” ft. the University of Edinburgh’s Oliver O’Donovan I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Fifteen

In the fifteenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Oliver O’Donovan, Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. O’Donovan opens by discussing his involvement with the recently formed Global Faculty Initiative—an effort seeking to “integrate faith and scholarship for…
December 20, 2025
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“A Generosity of Spirit” ft. St. Norbert College’s Laurie M. Joyner I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Fourteen

In the fourteenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Laurie M. Joyner, President of St. Norbert College. Joyner opens by exploring the charisms that define the Norbertine religious order and, in turn, St. Norbert College, stressing, in particular, the manner in which communio pervades the…
December 13, 2025
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“Much More Open, Much More Transcendent, and Much More Celebratory” ft. Georgetown University’s Mark Bosco, S.J. I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Thirteen

In the thirteenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Mark Bosco, S.J., the Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University. Bosco begins by discussing his research interests residing at the intersection of theology, literature, and the cultivation of a well-ordered imagination. Those interests…
December 6, 2025
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“Where We See the Work of God” ft. Indiana Wesleyan University’s Warren F. Rogers I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twelve

In the twelfth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Warren F. Rogers, the David Blanchard Chair in Physics at Indiana Wesleyan University. Rogers opens by exploring the relationship shared by his passions for music and physics. He details how those twin passions and the relationships…
November 22, 2025
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“Common Thread of Conversation” ft. the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas’s Rev. Thomas Davenport, O.P. I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Eleven

In the eleventh episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Rev. Thomas Davenport, O.P., Professore Incaricato di Filosofia at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Davenport begins by discussing the relationship he is striving to foster between physics and philosophy—a disconnect that is the result…
November 15, 2025
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“Clean, Safe, and Abundant” ft. Abilene Christian University’s Rusty Towell I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Ten

In the tenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Rusty Towell, Professor of Physics and Director of NEXT Lab at Abilene Christian University. Towell opens by discussing the challenges nuclear energy experienced over the course of the last 80 years. Some of those challenges are…
November 8, 2025
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“Truth Seeking” ft. the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Ian Hutchinson I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Nine

In the ninth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Ian Hutchinson, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hutchinson opens by introducing the legacy of the tokamak in the history of nuclear science. Initially developed by the Soviets, the…
November 1, 2025
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“Lift Your Gaze” ft. the University of St. Thomas’s Robert K. Vischer I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Eight

In the eighth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd C. Ream talks with Robert K. Vischer, President of the University of St. Thomas. Vischer opens by exploring how encouraging and resourcing his colleagues to live in a larger story became one of the commitments defining his service as…
October 25, 2025
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“The Church as an Artwork of God” ft. Independent Artist and Author Makoto Fujimura I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Seven

In the seventh episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Makoto Fujimura, independent artist and author. Fujimura begins by sharing the commitments and qualities that define nihonga or slow art. He offers some insights concerning the origins of such an artistic movement, what drew him to…
October 18, 2025