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Robert Beckford (born 1965〔(Liberation Theology – do Christianity and politics mix? ) BBC Curriculum Bites〕) is a British academic theologian and currently a Professor in theology at Canterbury Christ Church University,〔()〕 whose documentaries for both the BBC and Channel 4 have caused debate among the Christian and British religious community. ==Biography== Beckford was born to Jamaican parents in Northampton and was raised in the Pentecostal church.〔(Robert Beckford: A voice in the crowd ) Guardian Unlimited - 17 May 2005.〕 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 about religion and culture", while his Communist maths tutor introduced him to politics and the work of Malcolm X, who is still a hero. After A levels, Beckford studied religion and sociology at Houghton College, New York. He then studied at the London Bible College, Middlesex. After a year in the community, Beckford studied for his PhD while also working part-time at Queen's College, Birmingham, where he became Britain's first tutor in black theology.〔 Professionally, Beckford has spent his career in academia, beginning in 1999 as a Research Fellow at Birmingham University, then becoming a lecturer in African Diasporan Religions & Cultures. For two years he was Reader in Black Theology and Popular Culture at Oxford Brookes University, and subsequently a visiting Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London.〔(About Dr. Robert Beckford ), official website〕 In 2006/7 he presented shows on BBC Radio WM, first the African Caribbean programme, and then the ''Sunday Breakfast Show'', a blend of news, interviews and chat about religious and ethical issues.〔〔(WM Presenters > Robert Beckford at BBC )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Beckford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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