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Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

Hosted by Todd C. Ream

Meet the Host

Indiana Wesleyan University

Todd C. Ream is Honors Professor of Humanities and Executive Director of Faculty Research and Scholarship at Indiana Wesleyan University, Senior Fellow for Public Engagement for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Senior Fellow for Programming for the Lumen Research Institute, and Publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review.  He is the author and editor of numerous books including, most recently The Anxious Middle: Planning for the Future of the Christian College (with Jerry Pattengale).

Recent Episodes

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“The Precision of Mathematics” ft. the University of Notre Dame’s Mark Behrens I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Twenty-Six

In the twenty-sixth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Mark Behrens, the John and Margaret McAndrews Professor of Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame. Behrens begins by unpacking the unique ways mathematics provides logical and replicable results. He also notes mathematics can prove mysterious…
March 15, 2025
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“The Mystery is the Journey to a Valid Proof” ft. Northwestern College’s Kim Jongerius I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Twenty-Five

In the twenty-fifth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Kim Jongerius, Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Northwestern College. Jongerius begins by exploring the role mystery plays in the pursuit of mathematical forms of truth. Shying away from mystery, especially…
March 8, 2025
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“Abstract Realm of Glory” ft. the University of San Diego’s Satyan L. Devadoss I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Twenty-Four

In the twenty-fourth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Satyan L. Devadoss, the Fletcher Jones Professor of Applied Mathematics and Professor of Engineering at the University of San Diego. Devadoss opens by exploring how mathematicians quite often find themselves encountering that which is mysterious. Acknowledging…
March 1, 2025
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“Keeping Children Front and Center” ft. George Mason University’s Helen M. Alvaré I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Twenty-Three

In the twenty-third episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Helen M. Alvaré, the Robert A. Levy Chair in Law and Liberty and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law. Alvaré opens by discussing the impact of the 2022…
February 22, 2025
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“To Flourish in Marriage” ft. the University of Virginia’s W. Bradford Wilcox I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Twenty-Two

In the twenty-second episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with W. Bradford Wilcox, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation University Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. Wilcox begins by discussing what constitutes a family-friendly institution and what colleges and…
February 15, 2025
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“Deep Listening to Teenagers and to Children” ft. Indiana Wesleyan University’s Amanda Hontz Drury I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Twenty-One 

In the twenty-first episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Amanda Hontz Drury, Professor of Theology and Ministry and Director of the Imaginarium at Indiana Wesleyan University. Drury opens by discussing the discernment process that led her to establish the Imaginarium as well as the commitments…
February 8, 2025
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“Sequencing Success” ft. the Institute for Family Studies’ Wendy Wang I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Twenty

In the twentieth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Wendy Wang, the Director of Research for the Institute for Family Studies. Wang opens by discussing the research she and her colleagues conduct concerning the Success Sequence—a set of three steps that when followed in order…
February 1, 2025
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“Sprinkle Liberally with Joy” ft. the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities’ Donna Carroll I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Nineteen

In the nineteenth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Donna Carroll, President of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU). Carroll opens by discussing how the student bodies served by Catholic colleges and universities have grown more ethnically diverse and the ways those student…
January 25, 2025
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“The Power of an Idea” ft. Fresno Pacific University’s André Stephens I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Eighteen

In the eighteenth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with André Stephens, President of Fresno Pacific University. Stephens opens by discussing the history of the Fresno Pacific Idea Statement, the revisions it underwent since its inception in the 1960s, and the ways it creates frameworks for…
January 18, 2025
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“Bridging Chasms of Suspicion” ft. Westmont College’s Jeff Schloss I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Seventeen

In the seventeenth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jeff Schloss, the T. B. Walker Professor of Natural and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Center for Faith, Ethics, and the Life Sciences at Westmont College. Schloss opens by discussing whether humans are inherently collaborative…
January 11, 2025