Robert beckford biography
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Robert Beckford
British academic theologian (born )
Robert Beckford (born [1]) is a British academictheologian and currently Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester, and has associate roles as a Professor of Black Theology at The Queen's Foundation, and a Professor of Theology at VU University, Amsterdam. His documentaries for both the BBC and kanal 4 have caused debate among the religious community, instigated policy change and won national and international awards.
Biography
[edit]Early years and education
[edit]Beckford was born to Jamaican parents in Northampton, in the East Midlands of England, and was raised in an African-Caribbean diaspora church.[2] He states that his "white, middle-class" religious education teacher "turned me on in a big way to RE and sowed the seeds to think critically about religion and culture", while his maths tutor introduced him to theo-politics and activism of Malcolm X.
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Canterbury Christ Church University
Dr Robert Beckford is one of the UK’s leading black theologians. His present role as reader at Canterbury Christ Church University involves teaching students modules in Theology and Popular Culture, Theology and Politics and Contemporary Christology as part of their undergraduate theology degree.
Robert’s evident talents for explaining theological issues in a relevant and appealing way has meant that, from the earliest days of his academic career onwards he has also been in great demand as a presenter for both TV and radio. Robert has made over twenty successful documentaries for the BBC and Channel Four including ‘Who Wrote the Bible’ and ‘God Gave Rock and Roll to You?’
An important focus for Robert’s own research is about the connections between religious experience, cultural expression and political action. Robert’s teaching extends well beyond the traditional classroom – he has taught in
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Kay Parris meets theologian, author and Bafta-award-winning broadcaster Robert Beckford
On a grey but close day, with no windows open, the low-ceilinged lobby outside Robert Beckford’s office at Goldsmith’s College in London – at the top of what feels like a high-rise portacabin – can leave one feeling a little claustrophic. The lift is small and tinny, the main reception for the college is more like a school caretaker’s office. Things are on the scruffy side, which works for Goldsmith’s College, Beckford says as he ushers us into his only marginally more airy quarters. The college takes pride in offering a welcoming, if understated, home to “some of the best working-class minds in the country”.
As a Bafta-award-winning and highly productive broadcaster for Channel 4, Beckford has made 22 films in the last 10 years, travelling the world to research and present socio-political and religion-themed documentaries. But currently, in tandem with his TV work, he is happy to spend