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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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“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
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“Your Mind, Your Heart, and Your Soul” ft. Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Debra A. Schwinn I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Six

In the fifth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Debra A. Schwinn, President of Palm Beach Atlantic University. Schwinn opens by discussing the current state of medical education. As a physician scientist who served in several different capacities over the course of her career, Schwinn…
October 11, 2025
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“Anything Can Happen in Government” ft. Houghton University’s Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Five

In the fifth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Wayne D. Lewis, Jr., President of Houghton University. Lewis begins by discussing the levels of attention presidents in the United States need to exert in relation to decisions being made in Washington, DC as well in…
October 4, 2025
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“Of All That Is Seen and Unseen” ft. the University of Nottingham’s John Milbank I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Four

In the fourth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with John Milbank, Professor Emeritus of Religion, Politics, and Ethics at the University of Nottingham. Milbank opens by offering his assessment of the current state of theology, the way it is practiced in the academy, the way…
September 27, 2025
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“Lizards vs. Kant” ft. Yale University’s Carlos Eire I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Three

In the third episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Carlos Eire, the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. Eire begins by recounting how reading Thomas Á Kempis’s The Imitation of Christ transformed his life. As a boy in Havana,…
September 20, 2025
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“Learning to See the Unseen” ft. Asbury University’s Kevin J. Brown I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Two

In the second episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Kevin J. Brown, President of Asbury University. Brown opens by discussing how proximity as an educator is a critical component of engaging and forming the moral sensibilities of students. Such an understanding also proves beneficial when…
September 13, 2025
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“Looking for Common Ground” ft. Xavier University’s Colleen M. Hanycz I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode One

In the first episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Colleen M. Hanycz, President of Xavier University. Hanycz begins by discussing the opportunities that often go unappreciated or even unseen amidst the challenges presently defining the climate in higher education. While financial models remain a concern…
September 6, 2025
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“The Great Grace of Vocation” ft. St. John’s University’s Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Fifty

In the fiftieth and final episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., President of St. John’s University. Shanley begins by discussing the origins of St. John’s University. As the population of immigrants coming to New York City surged in the late…
August 30, 2025