Continuing Education — Arts, Letters and Science 052. Municipal Planning—Planning the effective utilization of city resources and facilities, with particular emphasis on transit lines, sewage system, parks and playgrounds, public buildings, zoning and water supply. (5) 053. Municipal Personnel—Practical analysis of municipal personnel problems. The course deals with organization, classification, training, promotion, disciplining, and paying city employees. (5) 054. Municipal Finance—Practical analysis of the operation and techniques of municipal finance. The course will study local problems in connection with revenue, budget making, accounting, assessments, purchasing and storage, long-term financing, and other financial controls. (5) 056. Municipal Fire—Examination of the important fire safety principles and use of equipment for effective operation will be studied. (5) 057. Municipal Public Works—Practical analysis of procedures and techniques for the efficient management of municipal public works. Particular attention is given to streets, sewage, waterworks and airport operation. (5) 058. Municipal Recreation—Practical analysis of the planning and operation of community recreation. The history of local problems will be noted. Planning for city wide participation is emphasized. (5) 059. Municipal Public Relations—Practical analysis of the public relations process. Involves study of communications between city and community, use of news media, and intraorgani- zational communication. (3-5) 060. Practical Politics—A practical course designed for the layman to aid him in understanding the political processes. PHILOSOPHY Courses of Instruction 114. Introduction to Religion—Major problems of religiorj in the Western world, such as conceptions of God, ways of knowing God, religious values, possibility of immortality, human freedom. (5) 118. Types of Religious Philosophy—Intellectual founda tions of some major contemporary movements in religious philosophy, such as Protestant Modernism, Scientific Humanism anc Existentialism. (5) Continuing Education — Arts, Letters and Science 120. Introduction to the Bible—Background of the Bible. In addition to selected readings, special consideration is given to the dating of the books of the Bible, authorship, canonization of the books, and preservation and transmission of the English Bible, including Protestant and Catholic versions. 121. Introduction to the Old Testament—Major books of the Old Testament, considered in their historical context. The Pentateuch and writing of the great prophets are the major focusing points. (3) 122. Introduction to the Apocrypha—This course continues the history of the Jewish tradition of Old Testament times ending in about 200 B.C. down into New Testament time ending about 150 A.D. This is a history of intertestamental times and the writings that played an important role in early church history. (3) 123. Introduction to the New Testament—Corpus of New Testament literature in its chronological setting. Letters of Paul, the Gospels, and other writings considered in relation to the Twentieth century. (3) 124. Life and Teachings of Jesus—Systematic, comprehensive consideration of the Gospels and other sources bearing on our knowledge of Jesus. An effort to understand his life and teachings in relationship to the Twentieth century is made. (3) 131. History of Early Christianity—Rise and spread of Christianity until the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. Attention given early Christian literature (including New Testament), the Apologists, heresies, sacramental forms, church authorities, theologies, idealogies, church councils until the middle of the Fifth century. (5) 132. History of Medieval Christianity—Growth and spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages until the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century. Consideration given great crusades and heretical tendencies which develop in the church, including the causes of Reformation. (5) 133. History of Modern Christianity—History of Christianity from the Reformation to the present. Consideration of the developments within and outside the church. Special attention given, to many varieties of Christian thought and practice. (5) 374 375