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THEO 1401

Engaging Catholicism · 43 instructors on record · 114 sections

What the course score is made of

78BC evaluations114 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

22ndMore challenging than 22% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”114 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

32ndMore work than 32% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

47BC — “Workload”114 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Roman Catholicism is a global religious tradition with over 1.2 billion adherents. In this Core course students will be offered an introductory engagement with the Roman Catholic tradition. This engagement will include consideration of the history, principal beliefs, exemplary figures, and communal practices of the Roman Catholicism. The course will also explore contemporary issues and challenges facing Catholicism today. Satisfies Core requirement for: Theology (Christian Theology)

The board

43 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 43Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 12 of the 43 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	William BerginTheology	9510 records	28th	36th	—no page
2	Cesar BaldelomarInternational Studies	954 records	25th	18th	10012 ratings · all classes
3	Robert KaranovichTheology Provisional fewer records	1002 records	78th	55th	—no page
4	Emily TurnerTheology	924 records	78th	56th	—no page
5	Jozef MoonsTheology fewer records	933 records	43rd	36th	—no page
6	Derek BrownTheology Provisional fewer records	942 records	25th	26th	1007 ratings · all classes
7	Jeanmarie GribaudoAdjunct Faculty · Theology Provisional	942 records	—	25th	687 ratings · all classes
8	Robin LandrithTheology Provisional	942 records	25th	9th	—no page
9	Michael MagreeTheology	904 records	78th	57th	1002 ratings · all classes
10	Matthew CuffTheology Provisional fewer records	941 record	25th	33rd	—no page
11	Peter FayTheology Provisional	931 record	—	81st	1002 ratings · all classes
12	Brandon BiagioliTheology Provisional	921 record	25th	50th	—no page
13	Daniel GustafsonTheology Provisional	921 record	25th	41st	—no page
14	Megan UlishneyTheology Provisional	911 record	25th	6th	1003 ratings · all classes
15	Jean-Paul JugeTheology	863 records	25th	21st	—no page
16	Brett OneillTheology	853 records	30th	14th	801 rating · all classes
17	Daniel CoxTheology Provisional fewer records	861 record	78th	6th	—no page
18	Austin HolmesTheology Provisional	851 record	25th	23rd	801 rating · all classes
19	Spencer JohnsonTheology Provisional	851 record	25th	9th	—no page
20	John Bosco LugonjaTheology	843 records	39th	20th	—no page
21	Grace AgoliaTheology Provisional	832 records	39th	33rd	—no page
22	Keni Philomin Raj SanthiahTheology Provisional	831 record	25th	22nd	—no page
23	Benjamin HohmanTheology Provisional fewer records	821 record	78th	51st	747 ratings · all classes
24	Paul UlishneyVisiting Assistant Professor · Theology	837 records	43rd	42nd	664 ratings · all classes
25	Hilary NwainyaTheology Provisional	822 records	25th	9th	—no page
26	Michael DinsmoreTheology Provisional	791 record	25th	9th	—no page
27	Ligita RyliskyteTheology Provisional fewer records	791 record	25th	17th	—no page
28	Christopher MclaughlinTheology	814 records	25th	24th	9013 ratings · all classes
29	Jordan ParroTheology Provisional	802 records	—	—	803 ratings · all classes
30	Shaun SlusarskiTheology	803 records	78th	7th	—no page
31	Trevor RickenbrodeTheology Provisional fewer records	751 record	78th	51st	—no page
32	Maria Angela Socorro CruzTheology	818 records	25th	15th	569 ratings · all classes
33	Mark SpinnenweberDoctoral Student · Theology Provisional fewer records	731 record	25th	6th	—no page
34	Boyd CoolmanTheology	8010 records	39th	20th	706 ratings · all classes
35	Andrew VinkTheology Provisional fewer records	701 record	—	9th	—no page
36	Geraldine Chimbuoyim UzodimmaTheology Provisional	752 records	25th	30th	—no page
37	Byron WrateeTheology Provisional fewer records	742 records	25th	12th	—no page
38	David HunterMargaret O'Brien Flatley Chair of Catholic Theology · Theology	763 records	25th	11th	—no page
39	Teva ReguleTheology Provisional fewer records	651 record	25th	1st	—no page
40	Margaret FeliceAdjunct Faculty · Theology Provisional	692 records	25th	29th	504 ratings · all classes
41	Chanelle RobinsonTheology Provisional	652 records	78th	14th	543 ratings · all classes
42	Dhinakaran SavariyarTheology Provisional	652 records	25th	4th	—no page
43	Mary Ann HinsdaleTheology	645 records	78th	4th	308 ratings · all classes

All 43 instructors listed.

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 28 of 43 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 114 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8924th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9024th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8824th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9023rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8626th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8623rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8718th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8622nd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8627th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8726th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4732nd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8522nd pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9039th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

114 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Boyd Coolman	Spring 2026	01	88	83	40
Keni Philomin Raj Santhiah	Spring 2026	01	83	83	40
Emily Turner	Spring 2026	02	98	90	60
John Bosco Lugonja	Spring 2026	03	78	73	60
Jozef Moons	Spring 2026	04	97	94	40
Mark Spinnenweber	Spring 2026	05	73	88	40
Megan Ulishney	Spring 2026	05	91	88	40
Brandon Biagioli	Spring 2026	06	92	93	40
William Bergin	Spring 2026	06	96	93	40
Paul Ulishney	Spring 2026	07	83	81	40
Margaret Felice	Spring 2026	08	74	74	40
Paul Ulishney	Spring 2026	09	79	71	60
Emily Turner	Fall 2025	01	95	90	60
Jozef Moons	Fall 2025	02	92	88	60
Margaret Felice	Fall 2025	03	64	66	40
William Bergin	Fall 2025	04	94	89	60
John Bosco Lugonja	Fall 2025	05	90	83	—
Paul Ulishney	Fall 2025	06	87	82	40
Jozef Moons	Fall 2025	07	91	87	60
Paul Ulishney	Fall 2025	09	84	78	60
Paul Ulishney	Fall 2025	10	72	66	60
Boyd Coolman	Summer 2025	01	85	85	60
Boyd Coolman	Summer 2025	02	80	90	60
Boyd Coolman	Spring 2025	01	90	81	40
Michael Magree	Spring 2025	04	89	84	60

Showing the first 25.

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.