Richard Bannon
Apr 14, 2026 · Historical comment
You can call me Brad, if anyone is offended by calling their prof their first name, its ok cause Brad is my middle name. I also worked in 9/11 tower
THEO1402 · Theology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the dynamics of theological reflection in an academic setting. Framed as a quest for truth, transformation, and justice, the course invites students to explore key questions and themes of enduring human significance in conversation with the classic texts, ideas, and practices that animate the Christian theological tradition. Such questions include: What is theology? What is the ultimate horizon of our lives? What does it mean to be human? Who is Jesus Christ? And how can we know and serve the common good? Satisfies Core requirement for: Theology (Christian Theology)
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.4 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.2 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.4 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.3 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
13 evaluations for this course
4.2 / 5
3.9 / 5
Faculty Overload, Summer School
4.6 / 5
4.5 / 5
Professor, Theology Department
3.9 / 5
3.6 / 5
Professor Emeritus, Theology Department
3.3 / 5
3.1 / 5
Learning Designer, Ctr Digital Innov in Learning
4.6 / 5
4.4 / 5
Professor, Theology Department
4.4 / 5
4.0 / 5
Assistant Professor, Theology Department
3.5 / 5
3.1 / 5
Assistant Professor, Theology Department
4.2 / 5
3.8 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Interdisciplinary
3.7 / 5
3.5 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.6 / 5
4.3 / 5
Professor, Theology Department
3.9 / 5
3.4 / 5
Assistant Professor, Theology Department
4.1 / 5
3.8 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Theology Department
4.8 / 5
4.7 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Theology Department
4.7 / 5
4.1 / 5
Associate Professor, Theology Department
4.0 / 5
3.7 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.0 / 5
4.0 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Theology Department
4.6 / 5
4.4 / 5
Assistant Professor, Theology Department
5.0 / 5
4.4 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.7 / 5
4.2 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Study of Constitutional Democracy
4.3 / 5
4.2 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Interdisciplinary
4.8 / 5
4.6 / 5
Student perspective
Recovered and new anonymous comments are shown as written and may reflect different course formats.
Apr 14, 2026 · Historical comment
You can call me Brad, if anyone is offended by calling their prof their first name, its ok cause Brad is my middle name. I also worked in 9/11 tower
Nov 21, 2025 · Historical comment
Very easy class but EXTREMELY boring. Midterms and finals are both very straightforward, don't really need to pay attention in class or do the readings as long as you study the slides before the test. Easy grader but she is a little weird with leaving the classroom and absences.
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
18 sectionsFall 2024
16 sectionsSummer 2024
4 sectionsSpring 2024
14 sectionsFall 2023
18 sectionsSummer 2023
4 sectionsSpring 2023
18 sectionsFall 2022
18 sectionsSummer 2022
4 sectionsSpring 2022
18 sectionsFall 2021
13 sectionsSummer 2021
3 sections