Rafram bar Pappa

I have not taken these, but I have worked on the Judaism module twice now. It gives a lot of good and well-resourced information, both broad historical overview and close studies of specific texts. The students who participate as much as they can on the forums, interacting with the material, one another, and the teaching staff, seem to learn a lot. In terms of the amount of content, it's probably comparable to reading a "Introduction to X" book on the topic aimed at the mass market, though with a lot more interactivity. Two things to note: the series focuses on scriptures, so most of the sections are going to be close readings of important texts. Secondly, the whole series has a particular set of assumptions about religions and how they ought to be thought about academically. I know that we spent a lot of time talking about this and drawing lines for participants, which is sometimes difficult. People have very strong opinions and beliefs about what "religion" is or should be, or what specific religious traditions ought to say and be.

There was also a weird glitch earlier where the waitlist letter wouldn’t show up for an hour. Then it came back, then the offer came.

JCA. Btw, I didn’t get an email. Checked portal like a crazy person this afternoon and saw it posted at about 5/5:30

Off the waitlist from UVA today. Dominoes are falling...but that's where I'm going so I'm done.

Glad I'm not the only incredulous one.

Any news? I'm waitlisted at UVA so I'm anxious for any information even adjacent to my situation.

Where are folks still waiting to hear from?