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THEO 1434

Judaism and Christianity in Dialogue · 12 instructors on record · 25 sections

What the course score is made of

69BC evaluations25 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

18thMore challenging than 18% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”25 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

49BC — “Workload”25 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.

In 1974, the Vatican explicitly called on Catholics to understand Jews as they understand themselves. In our world of dialogue and post-Holocaust repair of relations, Jews similarly ought to understand Christians. This course will explore key topics in the contemporary Christian-Jewish dialogue with the goal of both enabling this understanding of the other and enhancing self-understanding. Students who do not identify with either tradition are welcome to enrich this conversation. Satisfies Core requirement for: Theology (Sacred Texts and Traditions)

The board

12 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 12Filters 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. 1 of the 12 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Daniel Joslyn-SiemiatkoskiProfessor; Kraft Family Chair, Director, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning · Theology	903 records	25th	40th	—no page
2	Matthew HassTheology	863 records	25th	17th	863 ratings · all classes
3	Yiyi ZhangTheology Provisional	851 record	25th	27th	—no page
4	John Bosco LugonjaTheology Provisional	811 record	—	—	—no page
5	Yujia ZhaiTheology	763 records	30th	10th	—no page
6	David MaayanTheology Provisional	742 records	25th	6th	—no page
7	Jess NavaretteTheology Provisional	731 record	78th	12th	—no page
8	Qi ZengTheology Provisional	731 record	78th	30th	—no page
9	Emily TurnerTheology Provisional	731 record	78th	55th	—no page
10	Reuben DuniyaTheology Provisional fewer records	591 record	78th	17th	—no page
11	Ruth LangerProfessor · Theology	666 records	43rd	26th	429 ratings · all classes
12	Domenik AckermannTheology Provisional	592 records	39th	6th	603 ratings · all classes

All 12 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. 8 of 12 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 25 records

The Professor4 items

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

828th pctl

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

8714th pctl

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

816th pctl

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

836th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8215th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8211th pctl

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

827th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

808th pctl

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

8114th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8315th 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.

4933rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8418th pctl

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

8833rd 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

25 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Jess Navarette	Spring 2026	01	73	57	60
Ruth Langer	Spring 2026	01	66	57	60
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski	Fall 2025	01	93	88	40
Yiyi Zhang	Fall 2025	01	85	88	40
Ruth Langer	Fall 2025	02	71	67	40
Reuben Duniya	Spring 2025	01	59	59	60
Ruth Langer	Spring 2025	01	61	59	60
Matthew Hass	Spring 2025	02	86	82	40
Matthew Hass	Spring 2025	03	88	82	—
Ruth Langer	Spring 2025	04	80	80	40
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski	Fall 2024	03	93	90	40
Matthew Hass	Spring 2024	01	83	81	40
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski	Fall 2023	03	85	81	—
John Bosco Lugonja	Fall 2023	03	81	81	—
Domenik Ackermann	Spring 2023	01	62	62	60
Emily Turner	Spring 2023	02	73	65	60
Ruth Langer	Spring 2023	02	70	65	60
Domenik Ackermann	Fall 2022	01	56	51	40
Yujia Zhai	Fall 2022	02	88	76	60
David Maayan	Spring 2022	01	85	78	40
Qi Zeng	Spring 2022	02	73	44	60
Ruth Langer	Spring 2022	02	49	44	60
Yujia Zhai	Spring 2022	03	77	65	40
David Maayan	Fall 2021	01	64	57	40
Yujia Zhai	Fall 2021	02	63	64	40

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.