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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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“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
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“A Gift Deferred” ft. Houghton University’s Shirley A. Mullen I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 41

In the forty-first episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Shirley Mullen, President Emerita of Houghton University. Mullen begins by talking about her understanding of the liberal arts, the long history they share in the Christian intellectual tradition, and critical role they play in Christian higher education. While acknowledging the…
July 6, 2024
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“Vocational Gratitude” ft. Princeton University’s Robert J. Wuthnow I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 40

In the fortieth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Robert J. Wuthnow, the Gerhard R. Andlinger ʼ52 Professor of Social Sciences at Princeton University. Ream and Wuthnow start by discussing the limitations that come with comparisons between recent waves of college student activism and the activism of the 1960s…
June 29, 2024
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“Predictable Transparency” ft. Creighton University’s Mardell A. Wilson I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 39

In the thirty-ninth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Mardell A. Wilson, Provost at Creighton University. Wilson begins by detailing the charisms that define the Jesuit order and how those charisms informed the long-standing investment the Jesuits made in higher education in the United States. Wilson then explores how…
June 22, 2024
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“This is Nepantla” ft. Yale University Divinity School’s Gregory E. Sterling I Saturdays at Seven Ep. 38

In the thirty-eighth episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Gregory E. Sterling, the Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament and the Henry L. Slack Dean at Yale University Divinity School. Sterling begins by talking about the role Yale Divinity School and the scholars who have served on its faculty…
June 15, 2024