Reviews of professor Mark Allen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great experience in this course!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Allen is passionate about what he teaches and desires his students to have that passion as well. He wants us to think critically and form our own opinions instead of just following his.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Allen is very kind and caring, but was not present for many of the class periods. Lectures were not very interesting, but many class periods are centered around text book discussion questions and debate.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Allen is a really great teacher. He's very knowledgeable but also very humble. I gained a new appreciation for looking at how we engage with the culture around us. The class was mostly discussion based, which can be good and bad, but I enjoyed it. Cares deeply about both his students and the material he teaches. [FYI his TA grades everything]

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Allen is very kind. Most of the class is discussion, with a quiz on the first day of each week covering chapter content from the course text. Open-note chapter quizzes are difficult, asking obscure questions about people's opinions on things from the chapter readings, so read thoroughly and take notes. Papers are graded easily.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Allen was a great instructor. I hope to have him in class again one day.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nice guy. But the class is entirely discussion-based--he taught ONE session. Don't take this class if you are new to Biblical studies, analysis, etc. I hardly learned a thing, and the assignments assume you were taught the necessary foundational material. Textbooks weren't even a help since they are only related to discussion questions + final...

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Excellent choice for Romans!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Allen was one of my first professors at Liberty, and being in his class changed my time at Liberty. I loved the discussions in this course, and Dr. Allen is the perfect blend of being SO smart and SO kind. He loves Jesus and loves his students. There are quizzes once a week over readings, so be prepared to take notes and prep.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great Teacher!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Allen is amazing - he conveys his impressive knowledge with such humility and clearly wants nothing more than for his students to learn and love Jesus. He knows the New Testament very well, yet he uses class time to foster discussion amongst his students. His honors class was graded on only a few assignments, but I still got so much out of it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Allen is a caring, intelligent professor that has many valuable things to teach. He makes the class worth taking. This class was thought provoking and challenging, but not impossible, and material is applicable and interesting to everyone. If you take this class seriously, you will learn tons and form opinions on many life-applicable topics.