Turner, Richard Brent

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TURNER, Richard Brent

TURNER, Richard Brent. American, b. 1951. Genres: Theology/Religion. Career: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, tutor in religion, 1976; teacher at public high schools in Boston, MA, 1977-80, 1984-86; University of California, Santa Barbara, assistant professor of black studies, 198696; Xavier University, New Orleans, LA, assistant professor of theology, 1996-. Northeastern University, tutor, 1977-79; Harvard University, associate of W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African-American Research, 1988-89; Carleton College, Dana Lecturer, 1989; Union Theological Seminary, associate of African Americans and the Bible: An Interdisciplinary Research Project, 1998-99; lecturer at colleges and universities; guest on television and radio programs. Publications: Islam in the African-American Experience, 1997. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Department of Theology, Xavier University, 7325 Palmetto St., New Orleans, LA 70125, U.S.A.