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TMST 7247

Theologies of Justice and Liberation in the U.S. · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

85BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2024

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What the challenge rank is made of

21stMore challenging than 21% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

85BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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”4 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.

Liberation theologies are modes of theological discourse that rethink the purpose of religious thought and practice by placing attention on distinctive experiences of injustice and inequality encountered by different individuals and social groups. Although the liberation theology movement is now a global one, the United States has been the birthplace of a good number of liberation theologies. This course examines the emergence, development, emphases, and methodologies of four of these, including African American/Black theology of liberation, feminist theology of liberation, Latino/a theology of liberation, and LGBTQ theology of liberation. Besides offering a solid introduction to liberation theology, the course analyzes basic concepts underlying theories of injustice, domination, and oppression.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Benjamin ValentinTheology and Ministry	864 records	78th	21st

There is no ranking to read here: Benjamin Valentin is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMST 7247, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Benjamin Valentin

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMST 7024Christology	614 records	88
TMST 7101Directed Reading	35 records	90
TMST 7251U.S. Latinx Theologies	14 records	94
TMPT 7248Screening Theology: Theology In and Through Film	12 records	84
TMPT 8132Theology, Race, and Critical Race Theory	12 records	89
TMST 8567Christology in the Making: An Inquiry into Christology from Below	11 record	88

Other TMST classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMST 7024Christology	614 records	88
TMST 7020The Church	313 records	91
TMST 7057Theological Foundations in Practical Perspective	611 records	91
TMST 7081Writing and Research for Theology and Ministry	210 records	89
TMST 7009Fundamental Theology	39 records	87
TMST 7058Sacraments in the Life of the Church	25 records	94

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 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.

9025th pctl

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

9453rd pctl

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

9882nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9360th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9146th pctl

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

9885th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9150th pctl

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

9359th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9886th 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.

8521st pctl

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

8937th 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

4 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Benjamin Valentin	Fall 2024	01	83	83	40
Benjamin Valentin	Fall 2023	01	73	73	—
Benjamin Valentin	Fall 2022	01	93	93	80
Benjamin Valentin	Fall 2021	01	96	90	60

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.