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TMPT 7263

Theopoetics and Theologies of Imagination · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of
94BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Fall 2025
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
82ndMore challenging than 82% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
96BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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
78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
60BC — “Workload”3 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.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryTheology and Ministry973 records78th82nd

There is no ranking to read here: Lincoln Birch Keefe-Perry is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMPT 7263, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Lincoln Birch Keefe-Perry

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMPS 7280Theological Reflection for Ministry114 records72
TMPS 8139Internship Reflection Group112 records73
TMPS 8007Contextual Education16 records60
TMPS 7299Global Professional Ministry Practicum22 records100
TMPT 8137Public Theology, Politics, and Faith in the United States12 records92
TMRE 7264Religious Education, Critical Pedagogy and Liberative Learning12 records98

Other TMPT classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
TMPT 7315Mitigating Trauma13 records86
TMPT 8022Seminar in Practical Theology23 records85
TMPT 7122Theology in Context: Faith and Culture in American Catholicism12 records98
TMPT 7248Screening Theology: Theology In and Through Film12 records84
TMPT 8106Spirituality and Justice: Twentieth Century Writings12 records92
TMPT 8132Theology, Race, and Critical Race Theory12 records89

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9880th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9452nd pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9777th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9882nd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9464th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9146th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9672nd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9683rd pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
735th 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.
6078th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9682nd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9780th 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

3 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerryFall 2025019696
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 202301959160
Lincoln Birch Keefe-PerrySpring 202201989460

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.