From Brigham Young University's Maxwell Institute, this is the Maxwell Institute podcast, Faith Illuminating Scholarship.

I'm Rosalind Welch, host of the podcast, and today I have for you an interview with Dr. Chad Ford on his new book just out from the Maxwell Institute's Living Faith series, 70 times seven,

Jesus's path to conflict transformation.

Living Faith is one of our crown jewels here at the Maxwell Institute,

and if you haven't discovered it yet, you're in for a treat.

It's a series of books, 19 so far, that model faith in search of understanding.

Each is written by a scholar who brings their academic discipline to bear on their faith,

and uses the lens of the gospel to find what is virtuous, lovely, of good report, and praiseworthy

in their academic discipline.

Last year, we released Heather Chestnut's book, Counsel Please Rise, on the surprising

spiritual lessons of her career as a criminal attorney. And in 2023, we published Kate Holbrook

and Melissa Inouye's anthology, Every Needful Thing,

a collection of essays from accomplished women professionals who speak about their faith and testimony.

Other living faith authors include Patrick Mason, Adam Miller, and Samuel Brown.

The whole series is a treasure trove of insights for anybody

seeking to engage their mind in faith. And I hope you'll check it out. You can find more about

the series at my.b.w.edu.edu slash living faith books. With that, let's turn to our newest living faith title, 70 times seven,

Jesus's Path to Conflict Transformation by Dr. Chad Ford. You'll hear a new voice in this interview.

My colleague, Jeremy King, the Institute's administrator, is the host of this episode.

Jeremy is behind the scenes of everything the Maxwell Institute produces, so I wanted to give him a seat in front of the microphone this time.

Jeremy loved this book, and I knew he'd do a great job getting to the heart of things with Chad Ford.

Dr. Ford is a professional conflict mediator, and he's brought the ideas in this book to bear on

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