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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

“Where Language Can Lead” ft. McGill University’s Charles Taylor I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 36

In the thirty-sixth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Charles Taylor, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at McGill University. Ream and Taylor open by exploring the relationship shared by perceptions of selfhood and perceptions of how societies organize themselves. Taylor then addresses what happens when misalignment between the two occurs…
June 1, 2024
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“The Vibrant Variety of God” ft. Fuller Theological Seminary’s David Emmanuel Goatley I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 35

In the thirty-fifth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with David Emmanuel Goatley, President of Fuller Theological Seminary. Goatley opens by exploring what is theologically at stake when we seek to practice justice and the relationship that practice inherently shares with ecumenism and missions. Ream and Goatley shift to talking…
May 25, 2024
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“Cultural Inflection Point” ft. Comment’s Anne Snyder I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 34

In the thirty-fourth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Anne Snyder, Editor-In-Chief of Comment. Snyder begins by talking about the role she plays as someone residing at borders in a society seemingly engaged in perpetual fragmentation. She notes people such as Dorothy Day who inspired her and how she…
May 18, 2024
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“When Change Serves the Mission” ft. George Fox University’s Robin Baker I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 32

In the thirty-second episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Robin Baker, President of George Fox University. Baker opens by discussing the role of innovation in higher education and how that sense of innovation differs from what one may experience in other non-profit institutions as well as for-profit institutions. As an historian,…
May 4, 2024
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“To What Those Tongues Might Bear Witness” ft. Fuller Theological Seminary’s Amos Yong I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 31

In the thirty-first episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Amos Yong, Professor of Theology and Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary. Yong begins by addressing the contributions theologians from various Asian American backgrounds have made in recent years. As someone from Malaysia and China, Yong adds details concerning his own…
April 27, 2024
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“Christ at the Center of All We Do” ft. Catholic University of America’s Aaron Dominguez I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 30

In the thirtieth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Aaron Dominguez, Ordinary Professor of Physics and Provost at Catholic University of America. Dominguez opens by explaining the significance of the Higgs boson for non-physicists, the types of experiments that led to its to its discovery, and ongoing research efforts at…
April 20, 2024
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“There’s No Poker in the Truth” ft. Samford University’s Douglas A. Sweeney I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 29

In the twenty-ninth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Douglas A. Sweeney, Professor of Divinity and Dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. Sweeney begins by talking about the unique space Beeson fills in theological education as a confessional, evangelical, and interdenominational institution. He then goes on to…
April 13, 2024
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“Empowering People to Dream” ft. Gordon College’s Michael D. Hammond I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 28

In the twenty-eighth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Michael D. Hammond, the President of Gordon College. Hammond opens by discussing his loyalties as an avid baseball fan and his experience of throwing out the first pitch at a Boston Red Sox game. He then discusses the discernment process…
April 6, 2024
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“Firm Center, Soft Edges” ft. Biola University’s Barry H. Corey I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 27

In the twenty-seventh episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Barry H. Corey, the President of Biola University. Corey opens by discussing his transition from being a senior administrator at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts to the presidency of Biola University in Southern California. Now in his seventeenth year at Biola, Barry…
March 30, 2024