THEO7046 · Theology

Early Christian Ascetical Theology

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

Numerical ratings

4.8 / 5Course rating

From 1 rating record
Across 1 instructor

Older rating records summarize course sections and may have no written feedback. New reviews add ratings and a comment. How scores work

Written reviews 0

Write a review

No written reviews yet

Numerical ratings and written feedback are separate. Be the first to share what you wish you’d known before taking this course.

Who teaches this? 1

Both ratings are out of 5, for each instructor’s sections of THEO7046.

Michael Magree

Assistant Professor, Theology Department

1 evaluation for this course

Instructor: 5.0
Course: 4.8

All 1 instructors · Sort & filter

1 of 1 instructors

Michael Magree

Assistant Professor, Theology Department

1 evaluation for this course

Instructor: 5.0
Course: 4.8

About this course

This course concerns various theologies of the ascetical life in Early Christianity. The course will begin by asking just what Christian asceticism is, both in distinction from the asceticism of Jewish and Hellenistic traditions, and on its own terms. The second unit of the course will pursue questions of how Christian ascetics speak, especially insofar as this is shaped by biblical narrative. Here we will treat cenobitic and eremetical traditions, and the theological import of monastic rules. The final unit will concern theologies of grace and union with God, with special interest in the tradition of divinization in Greek Christianity.

All evaluation ratings

Averages use numerical 1–5 ratings, including the ratings submitted with new anonymous reviews.

OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.75 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 5.00 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 5.00 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.75 / 5

Weekly effort: ~7 hours

Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.

Evaluation history Browse all evaluations

Evaluation history 1 terms

All available terms for THEO7046. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2024	1	4.8	5.0