Draft:David M. Beckmann
David M. Beckmann is an American pastor and economist.
Early life and education[edit]
Beckmann was born in Nebraska. He received a BA from Yale University. After graduating, he studied religion in rural Ghana. In 1974, he earned a Master of Divinity from Christ Seminary and in 1975, a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.[1]
Career[edit]
In September 1991, Beckmann succeeded Arthur Simon as president of Bread for the World.[2]
Beckmann is currently the Coordinator of the Circle of Protection.
Awards and honors[edit]
He was awarded the 2010 World Food Prize.[3]
Books[edit]
- The Eden Revival: Spiritual Churches in Ghana 1974
- The Overseas List 1979
The Overseas List: Revised and Expanded Edition 1985
- with R. Agarwala, S. Burmester, and I. Serageldin Friday Morning Reflections at the World Bank: Essays on Values and Development 1991
- Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God's World (1999)
- Exodus from Hunger: We Are Called to Change the Politics of Hunger (2010)
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/20102019_laureates/2010_beckmann_and_luck/
- ^ Marshall, Katherine; Marisa Bronwyn Van Saanen (2007). Development and Faith: Where Mind, Heart, and Soul Work Together. Washington, DC: World Bank Publications. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8213-7173-2.
- ^ https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/20102019_laureates/2010_beckmann_and_luck/
- ^ https://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/can-ending-corn-subsidies-help-fight-poverty