10 Facts About Robert Beckford

Robert Beckford was born on 1965 and is a British academic theologian and currently Professor of Black Theology at The Queen's Foundation, whose documentaries for both the BBC and Channel 4 have caused debate among the Christian and British religious community.

Robert Beckford was born to Jamaican parents in Northampton, in the East Midlands of England, and was raised in a Pentecostal church.

Robert Beckford then studied at the London Bible College, Middlesex.

Since October 2019, Robert Beckford has been Professor of Black Theology at The Queen's Foundation, having rejoined the institution from Canterbury Christ Church University, where he was Professor of Theology and Culture in the African Diaspora.

In 2004, Robert Beckford presented a documentary called God is Black, which broadcast on Channel 4, which compared white and black people's interpretation of Christianity.

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Robert Beckford seeks to demonstrate that the Bible's history involves multiple revisions, exclusions and is the result of a number of different authors.

In 2006, Robert Beckford made the film Ghetto Britain for the television station More 4.

Robert Beckford has made films for the BBC analysing religion and Britain's colonial history, focusing on the role of Britain's African Caribbean community.

On 15 April 2006, Robert Beckford hosted his second one-off documentary, called The Passion: Films, Faith and Fury on Channel 4.

Robert Beckford hosted a documentary called The Secret Family of Jesus on Channel 4 on Christmas Day 2006.