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TMST 8562

The Theology of Johann Baptist Metz · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

94BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2025

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What the challenge rank is made of

91stMore challenging than 91% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

98BC — “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

87thMore work than 87% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

73BC — “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.

This seminar will unfold by first examining Johann Metz's early relationship and subsequent break with the theology of Karl Rahner. Next we will explore Metz's critical dialogue with the thinkers of the Frankfurt school and the manner in which this encounter led to the formulation of Metz's early political theology. We will then turn to Metz's mature political theology as a "theology after Auschwitz." Some of the themes to be considered include Metz's assertion of the need for "anamnestic rationality," his focus on "the theodicy question," his apocalyptic eschatology, and his articulation of a mystical-political spirituality.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Orfilio ValienteTheology and Ministry	943 records	87th	91st

There is no ranking to read here: Orfilio Valiente is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMST 8562, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Orfilio Valiente

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMST 7024Christology	614 records	88
TMST 7057Theological Foundations in Practical Perspective	611 records	91
TMST 8564Reconciliation in a World of Conflict	14 records	99
TMST 8065Ellacuria, Sobrino, Romero	12 records	96
TMST 8115Theology of Liberation	12 records	99
TMST 8129Theology, Violence and Nonviolence	12 records	100

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 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

9988th pctl

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

9780th pctl

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

9882nd pctl

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

9878th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9677th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9786th pctl

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

9673rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9681st pctl

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

9677th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9573rd 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.

7387th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9891st pctl

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

9781st 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

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Orfilio Valiente	Spring 2025	01	100	96	60
Orfilio Valiente	Spring 2023	01	91	89	80
Orfilio Valiente	Fall 2021	01	92	96	80

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.