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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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“Outtalk the Nonsense” ft. Pepperdine University’s Jessica Hooten Wilson I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 26

In the twenty-sixth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jessica Hooten Wilson, the Fletcher Jones Professor of Great Books at Pepperdine University. Wilson begins by detailing what qualities define a great book and what a great book asks of the readers who encounter it.  While some books may yield…
March 23, 2024
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“The Beauty of the Church” ft. Duke University’s Edgardo Colón-Emeric I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 25

In the twenty-fifth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Edgardo Colón-Emeric, the Irene and William McCutchen Professor of Reconciliation and Theology, the Director of the Center for Reconciliation, and Dean of the Divinity School at Duke University. Colón-Emeric opens by recounting how he was called to the ministry and how that calling…
March 16, 2024
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“A Greater Interest” ft. Hope College’s Stacy Jackson I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 24

In the twenty-fourth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Stacy Jackson, the Kenneth J. Weller '48 Professor of Management and Chair of the Department of Economics and Business at Hope College. Jackson begins by recounting the lessons he learned while working for organizations such as NASA and Ernst &…
March 9, 2024
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“For Such a Time as This” ft. Pepperdine University’s Jim Gash I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 23

In the twenty-third episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jim Gash, President of Pepperdine University. Gash opens by discussing his friendship with Tumusiime Henry and how that friendship impacted Gash’s vocation as a lawyer and a legal scholar as well as the expanding array of opportunities students experience at Pepperdine…
March 2, 2024
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“The Love of God Moves the Universe” ft. the Lilly Network’s Joseph Creech I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 22

In the twenty-second episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Joseph Creech, the Executive Director of the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities. Creech begins by talking about the history of the Lilly Network, its service as the first ecumenical organization of Church-related colleges and universities, and its focus…
February 24, 2024
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“Both Sides of the Story” ft. Baylor University’s Matthew J. Quade I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 21

In the twenty-first episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Matthew J. Quade, the Kimberly and Aaron P. Graff Professor in Christian Leadership and Business and Director of Christian Leadership and Ethics at Baylor University. Quade begins by talking about the unique opportunities and challenges that come when educating the present…
February 17, 2024
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“A Great Encouragement” ft. the University of Notre Dame’s Mark A. Noll I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 20

In the twentieth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Mark A. Noll, the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. Noll opens by discussing which dimensions of his long and distinguished career afforded him with the deepest satisfaction, focusing on the friends he…
February 10, 2024
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“A Zesty Ecumenical Mix” ft. Messiah University’s Kim S. Phipps I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 19

In the nineteenth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Kim S. Phipps, the President of Messiah University. Phipps opens by talking about her calling to the university presidency, the unique qualities of her service at Messiah, and how those qualities contributed to a tenure now in its twentieth year.…
February 3, 2024
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“Undeniable Peace” ft. Seattle Pacific University’s Deana Porterfield I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 18

In the eighteenth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Deana Porterfield, President of Seattle Pacific University. Porterfield opens by discussing the discernment process in which she participated when considering whether to embrace the calling to serve as a university president and, in particular the calling to serve as the…
January 27, 2024
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“Brightly Sizing Up the World” ft. Valparaiso University’s Thomas Albert Howard I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 17

In the seventeenth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Thomas Albert Howard, Professor of Humanities and the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics, Valparaiso University. Tal, as he is known to his friends, also serves as a Senior Fellow with the Lilly Network of Church-Related Colleges and…
January 20, 2024