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THEO 1432

Hinduism and Christianity in Dialogue · 8 instructors on record · 34 sections

What the course score is made of

81BC evaluations34 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

39thMore challenging than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”34 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

33rdMore work than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

48BC — “Workload”34 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.

It has been said that to know one religion is to know none. In this course, we seek to gain an understanding of two of the major world religions, Christianity and Hinduism, through a comparative and dialogical approach of the ways in which these traditions have come to terms with some of the basic existential questions and religious aspirations of humanity. We will focus on conceptions of evil and salvation/liberation, on ritual practices, ethical principles, and their respective views of one another. Satisfies Core requirement for: Theology (Sacred Texts and Traditions)

The board

8 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

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. 2 of the 8 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Mary MylroieTheology	9412 records	30th	44th	928 ratings · all classes
2	Jason SmithTheology fewer records	964 records	30th	40th	—no page
3	Morgan CurtisTheology	874 records	25th	40th	—no page
4	Barrie BlissTheology Provisional	851 record	78th	48th	—no page
5	Richard BannonTheology	856 records	27th	29th	—no page
6	Qi ZengTheology Provisional	781 record	78th	14th	—no page
7	Dhinakaran SavariyarTheology Provisional fewer records	621 record	78th	33rd	—no page
8	Catherine CornilleProfessor; Newton College Alumnae Chair of Western Culture · Theology	755 records	78th	40th	365 ratings · all classes

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. 3 of 8 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 34 records

The Professor4 items

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

9239th pctl

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

9237th pctl

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

9138th pctl

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

9340th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8935th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8933rd pctl

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

8925th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8935th pctl

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

8833rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8833rd 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.

4833rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8939th pctl

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

9463rd 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

34 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Richard Bannon	Spring 2026	01	83	77	40
Richard Bannon	Spring 2026	02	90	83	60
Mary Mylroie	Spring 2026	03	96	90	40
Mary Mylroie	Spring 2026	04	94	87	40
Morgan Curtis	Spring 2026	05	82	71	40
Morgan Curtis	Spring 2026	06	81	76	40
Barrie Bliss	Fall 2025	01	85	68	60
Catherine Cornille	Fall 2025	01	78	68	60
Mary Mylroie	Fall 2025	02	95	91	40
Mary Mylroie	Fall 2025	03	96	91	40
Morgan Curtis	Fall 2025	04	93	90	40
Morgan Curtis	Fall 2025	05	92	89	40
Mary Mylroie	Summer 2025	02	93	80	—
Richard Bannon	Spring 2025	01	84	78	40
Richard Bannon	Spring 2025	02	90	84	40
Mary Mylroie	Spring 2025	03	95	87	40
Mary Mylroie	Spring 2025	04	90	83	40
Catherine Cornille	Fall 2024	01	76	68	60
Mary Mylroie	Fall 2024	02	86	76	—
Richard Bannon	Spring 2024	01	85	82	40
Richard Bannon	Spring 2024	02	79	75	40
Catherine Cornille	Fall 2023	01	76	69	—
Mary Mylroie	Fall 2023	02	94	83	—
Catherine Cornille	Fall 2022	01	74	69	60
Qi Zeng	Fall 2022	01	78	69	60

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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.