Anthro 175 meets Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. at the School of Education. Films will be shown Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Oh, Jesus!

What is the spiritual significance of today's attempts to discover a "historical Jesus"?

What questions are raised by interpretations of Jesus in recent films and paintings?

What is the meaning of Asian and African portraits of Jesus, and of portraits of Jesus in Buddhism, Judaism and Islam?

Thomas Professor of Divinity Harvey G. Cox, Jr., a major figure in biblical studies, will lead students on a search for the answers to these questions in Religion 1489: "Contemporary Interpretations of Jesus," offered jointly with the Divinity School.

In addition to reading extensively from the New Testament, students will read a diversity of works such as Jesus: A revolutionary Biography, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail, and Buddhism as a Challenge to Christians.

Requirements include a six-to-eight-page book report (30 percent), a second book report of the same length or a one-hour take-home midterm (30 percent), an oral report of work completed in an "Independent Work Group" (40 percent) and an ungraded final reflection paper or sermon.

There will also be an optional series of videos and films, such as "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Godspell" and "The Last Temptation of Christ."

The course received an overall rating of 4.3 in the 1996-97 edition of the CUE guide, and Cox received a 4.9. Workload was rated 3.1 and difficulty 3.2.

Religion 1489 meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 11.

Working it Out

Students interested in psychology and considering a career or post-College foray in business and consulting might want to check out Psychology 1562: "Improving Person/Job Fit."

The class considers traditional testing procedures for matching people with occupations, such as the vocational aptitude test, along with more thematic approaches, from the perspectives of cognitive, motivational and social psychology.

Professor of Psychology Philip J. Stone III, who in Spring 1996 taught Psychology 1502: "Psychology Applied to Business," received a CUE rating of 4.6 for leading a social psychology seminar in the 1995-96 school year.

A syllabus for the course was not available at press time, but requirements for Psych 1502 included a multiple choice midterm (25 percent), section participation (25 percent) and a final (50 percent).

Psychology 1562 meets Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. Enrollment requires the permission of the instructor