English professor of religion and author (1910–2005)
Geoffrey Parrinder
Born
April 10, 1910
Died
June 16, 2005
Occupation(s)
academic and minister
Edward Geoffrey Simons Parrinder (April 10, 1910 – June 16, 2005)[1] — known as E.G. Parrinder or Geoffrey Parrinder — was a professor of
Comparative Religion at
King's College London, a
Methodist minister, and the author of over 30 books on world religions.[2] At least one — What World Religions Teach Us (1968) — achieved bestseller status. He was an authority, and pioneering researcher, on West African indigenous religions.
Biography
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Parrinder was Professor of the Comparative Study of Religion in the University of London. After ordination (1936) he spent twenty years teaching in West Africa and Studying African religions, before becoming the founder member of the Department of Religious Studies in
University College of Ibadan,
Nigeria.
English professor of religion and author (1910–2005)
Geoffrey Parrinder
Born
April 10, 1910
Died
June 16, 2005
Occupation(s)
academic and minister
Edward Geoffrey Simons Parrinder (April 10, 1910 – June 16, 2005)[1] — known as E.G. Parrinder or Geoffrey Parrinder — was a professor of
Comparative Religion at
King's College London, a
Methodist minister, and the author of over 30 books on world religions.[2] At least one — What World Religions Teach Us (1968) — achieved bestseller status. He was an authority, and pioneering researcher, on West African indigenous religions.
Biography
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (February 2013)
Parrinder was Professor of the Comparative Study of Religion in the University of London. After ordination (1936) he spent twenty years teaching in West Africa and Studying African religions, before becoming the founder member of the Department of Religious Studies in
University College of Ibadan,
Nigeria.