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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

Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“A Detective Story” ft. the National Institutes of Health’s Francis S. Collins I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Two

In the second episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Francis S. Collins, physician-scientist and former director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Collins begins by describing the day in November 2020, when he and his colleagues at the NIH unblinded the data related to…
September 14, 2024
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“Nourishing the Soul” ft. Wheaton College’s Philip Graham Ryken I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode One

In the first episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Philip Graham Ryken, Professor of Theology and President of Wheaton College. Ryken opens by defining how he Biblically and theologically understands evangelicalism, the global contexts in which evangelicalism exists, and the contributions that Wheaton faculty, staff,…
September 7, 2024
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“A Fresh Start” ft. the University of Pennsylvania’s David A. Skeel, Jr. I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 49 (The Legal Vocation: Part Six of a Six Part Series)

In the forty-eighth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with David A. Skeel, Jr., the S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Pennsylvania. Skeel opens the conversation by talking about how his interests in bankruptcy law developed and about the theological commitments that are woven into…
August 31, 2024
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“To Live a Common Life” ft. Boston College’s Cathleen Kaveny I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 48 (The Legal Vocation: Part Five of a Six Part Series)

In the forty-eighth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Cathleen Kaveny, the Darald and Juliet Libby Millenium Professor of Theology and Law at Boston College. Ream opens by asking Kaveny about her efforts concerning interdisciplinary scholarship, how such efforts break down siloes often defining academe, and how the challenges…
August 24, 2024
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“The Capacity and the Duty” ft. Stanford University’s Michael W. McConnell I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 47 (The Legal Vocation: Part Four of a Six Part Series)

In the forty-seventh episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Michael W. McConnell, the Richard and Mallery Francis Professor of Law, Director of the Constitutional Law Center, and Senior Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. McConnell starts by offering details concerning how his preparation for the sixteen cases…
August 17, 2024
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“Sources of Meaning, Sources of Truth, Sources of Authority” ft. Catholic University of America’s Marc O. DeGirolami I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 46 (The Legal Vocation: Part Three of a Six Part Series)

In the forty-sixth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Marc O. DeGirolami, the St. John Henry Newman Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Law and the Human Person at Catholic University of America. DeGirolami opens by addressing the current state of conversations concerning human flourishing, what…
August 10, 2024
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“The Majesty of the Law” ft. Emory University’s John Witte, Jr. I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 45 (The Legal Vocation: Part Two of a Six Part Series)

In the forty-fifth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with John Witte, Jr., the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor, and Faculty Director of Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. Witte begins by discussing how the 3 Fs – faith, freedom, and…
August 3, 2024
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“The Deepest Parts of Our Humanity” ft. Washington University in St. Louis’ John Inazu I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 44 (The Legal Vocation: Part One of a Six Part Series)

In the forty-fourth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with John Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. Inazu begins by discussing the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, why its components prove valuable to so many people, and…
July 27, 2024
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“Conceptual Mapping” ft. Queen’s University Belfast’s David N. Livingstone I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 43

In the forty-third episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with David N. Livingstone, Professor of Geography and Intellectual History Emeritus at Queen’s University Belfast. Livingstone opens by detailing the sufficiencies and insufficiencies of maps. As finite constructs devised for specific purposes, some maps, for example, may do a good job…
July 20, 2024
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“The Good Lord Is Very Crafty” ft. Howard University’s Cyrus Chestnut I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 42

In the forty-second episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Cyrus Chestnut, Master Instructor of Jazz Piano and Improvisation at Howard University. Chestnut opens by talking about the process he experiences when composing. While still writing notes on a page, Chestnut contends that neither composition nor performance follow predictable patterns.…
July 13, 2024