TURNER, Harold Walter

TURNER, Harold Walter. New Zealander, b. 1911. Genres: Philosophy, Theology/Religion, Bibliography. Career: Parish Minister, Dunedin, NZ, 1939-41, 1951-54; Hall Warden, 1941-51, and Ecumenical Chaplain, 1941- 47, Otago University, NZ; Lecturer in Theology, University College of Sierra Leone, 1955-62; Sr Lecturer in Religion, University of Nigeria, 1963-66; Lecturer in Phenomenology and History of Religions, Leicester University, 1966-70; Professor of World Religions, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1970-72; Lecturer, Sr Lecturer and Hon. Research Fellow in Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen, 1973-81; Founding Director, Centre for New Religious Movements, Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, and Hon. Fellow, Dept of Theology, University of Birmingham, 1981-89; Founder, DeepSight Trust in New Zealand, 1990. Publications: Halls of Residence, 1953; Profile through Preaching, 1965; (with R.C. Mitchell) Comprehensive Bibliography of Modern African Religious Movements, 1966, 1972; African Independent Church, 2 vols, 1967; Living Tribal Religions, 1971; Rudolf Otto, the Idea of the Holy: A Guide for Students, 1974; Bibliography of New Religious Movements in Primal Societies: Black Africa, 1977, North America, 1978; Oceania, 1990; Europe-Asia, 1990; Latin America, 1991, Caribbean, 1992; Religious Innovation in Africa, 1979; From Temple to Meeting House, 1979; The Roots of Science, 1998; Frames of Mind, 2001; The Laughter of Providence, 2001; The Religious Dimensions of the Taiping Movement: An Annotated Bibliography, forthcoming. Died 2002.