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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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“Necessary for the Future” ft. Duke University’s Farr Curlin I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Twenty

In the twentieth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Farr Curlin, the Josiah Trent Professor of Medical Humanities in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine and Co-Director of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke University. Curlin opens by discussing…
January 31, 2026
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“Transcendency and Transformation” ft. the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University’s Elizabeth Futral I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Nineteen

In the nineteenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University’s Elizabeth Futral. Futral begins by detailing the myriads of ways individuals new to opera come to find the artform compelling. Some people are initially drawn to the music.…
January 24, 2026
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“Co-Creating as Image Bearing” ft. Yale University’s James J. Choi I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Eighteen

In the eighteenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with James J. Choi, Professor of Finance at Yale University and a TIAA Institute Fellow. Choi opens by reflecting upon the current state of retirement savings practices, ones which data indicate accomplish their intended purposes, ones which…
January 17, 2026
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“The Words People Use” ft. Baylor University’s Philip Jenkins I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Seventeen

In the seventeenth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University. Jenkins begins by sharing his reflections on how the practice of history has changed over the course of his career. Religion, according to Jenkins, was rarely a…
January 10, 2026
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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