Dan Maguire

  • 3.5Overall Quality
  • 3.5Helpfulness
  • 3.5Clarity
  • 3.8Easiness

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Class
Rating
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1/20/13

THEO2410

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness5

Clarity4

Rater Interest2

Dr. Maguire is pretty left-leaning, and I'm not really sure what Theology was taught in his class. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing though, since he is really funny and gives all of his exam questions beforehand. A pretty entertaining and interesting class, all-in-all.

3/21/12

THEO3000

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness3

Clarity5

Rater Interest4

He has his views, but he's open for debate. His lectures are thought-provoking and at times funny. Exam questions are given at the beginning of the semester, paper is pass or fail. Not hard but you do need to show your thinking in essays, he can spot bs. One of the MU courses I've enjoyed the most.

2/22/12

Theo2032

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest1

Maguire does make the class a little politically charged, but if you're not all about theology and just need the credit then this is surely a good thing. He has extreme views, but he's brilliant, articulate, and pretty funny. Plus, the class isn't too hard, just a lot of lectures and then writing for the tests.

11/16/08

THEO179

Poor Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness1

Clarity1

Rater Interest3

Maguire is a theologian and therefore he is qualified to teach theology. Unfortunately, religion takes a backseat to his socialist ranting which-I must admit-can be entertaining. As the semester progresses it becomes clear that Maguire is a little too pleased with himself. This becomes sickly when he lampoons Mother Teresa and the Catholic Church.

12/5/07

Theo179

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness3

Clarity4

Rater Interest4

Basically spends class telling stories to illustrate his points, usually pretty funny. Sometimes repeats stories he's already told, but he's old so I guess that's expected. Three short essay exams, and he gives you the questions before.

12/21/06

theo179

Average Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness4

Clarity2

Rater Interest3

Nice guy, smart but has some extreme views, he does not push his views on you and does welcome disagreement, gives you exam questions in advance so only homework is reading and formulating answers for questions, no daily homework