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    A New Community
    David Beckmann
    • Feb 21
    • 2 min

    A New Community

    I was recently appointed Dean’s Advisor for Political and Economic Justice at Virginia Theological Seminary. This is a three-year...
    Seven Effective Ways to Connect Faith to the Politics of Poverty
    David Beckmann
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Seven Effective Ways to Connect Faith to the Politics of Poverty

    The Poverty, God, Politics videos that I’m releasing this fall focus on effective ways to connect faith to the politics of poverty. They...
    A Personal Update
    David Beckmann
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Personal Update

    Big things are happening now in our nation and for me personally. Congress is negotiating a transformational recovery package, including...
    What I've Learned From This Experience
    David Beckmann
    • Jul 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    What I've Learned From This Experience

    From the Sunday after Easter to the 4th of July, I’ve published the Poverty, God, Politics series of webcasts and companion blog posts....
    Church Work Matters
    David Beckmann
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Church Work Matters

    The Catholic bishops this week took a step toward denying communion to President Biden. John Carr’s insightful, 32-minute discussion of...
    The Strengths of Ecumenical Protestants
    David Beckmann
    • Jun 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Strengths of Ecumenical Protestants

    My experience as president of Bread for the World convinced me that faith-based legislative advocacy works. Bread and its members win...
    Asking Young People to Help us Build Back Better
    David Beckmann
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Asking Young People to Help us Build Back Better

    What an honor to receive an honorary doctorate from the College of the Holy Cross. My brief remarks encouraged the students and their...
    Faith-Based Organizing and Low-Income People Speaking Up for Themselves
    David Beckmann
    • May 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Faith-Based Organizing and Low-Income People Speaking Up for Themselves

    Long-term polling data indicates that political participation among low-income and less educated voters has been consistently low for...
    Build Back Better - Through the Eyes of Faith
    David Beckmann
    • May 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Build Back Better - Through the Eyes of Faith

    How familiar are you with President Biden’s economic recovery proposals? Have you thought through the big economic decisions our nation’s...
    How Can It Be That Most White Christians - and 80% of White Evangelicals - Voted for Trump?
    David Beckmann
    • May 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Can It Be That Most White Christians - and 80% of White Evangelicals - Voted for Trump?

    Galen Carey, Vice President of the National Association of Evangelicals, explains the Evangelical movement, its ministries among people...
    A Data-Based Picture of Religion and Politics
    David Beckmann
    • May 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Data-Based Picture of Religion and Politics

    This week’s webcast features Henry Brady, one of the nation’s foremost political scientists and dean of the Goldman School of Public...
    Poverty, God, Politics Webcast Series
    David Beckmann
    • Apr 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Poverty, God, Politics Webcast Series

    Our nation and world are still suffering the pandemic, our nation’s politics are still broken, and most white Christians would vote again...
    What I'm Doing and Learning
    David Beckmann
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    What I'm Doing and Learning

    This is an unusually personal post. Eight months after retiring from Bread for the World, I’m now teaching in Berkeley and, at the same...
    Biden and Economic Opportunity for All
    David Beckmann
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    Biden and Economic Opportunity for All

    U.S. policies have shifted more to the benefit of poor and near-poor people in President Biden’s first month than in any month in the...
    Advocacy and Prayer in Trump's Last Days
    David Beckmann
    • Jan 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Advocacy and Prayer in Trump's Last Days

    Donald Trump consistently does what’s in his self-interest. We’ve come to know him and must expect that he will do everything he can to...
    One Win and Two Challenges
    David Beckmann
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    One Win and Two Challenges

    The nation is exhausted by COVID and now more deeply divided by President Trump’s shameless challenge to the election results. But in the...
    Teaching in Berkeley Next Term
    David Beckmann
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Teaching in Berkeley Next Term

    I’m excited to share that I’ve been appointed a Joint Fellow by Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and the Church Divinity School...
    Pray for President Elect Biden
    David Beckmann
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Pray for President Elect Biden

    I am grateful for the leadership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in the early days of this dangerous post-election...
    Three Biblical Reasons to Support Biden and the Democrats in this Election
    David Beckmann
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Three Biblical Reasons to Support Biden and the Democrats in this Election

    For many years I worked in a bipartisan way to pass legislation to reduce hunger. But I’m no longer the primary spokesperson for Bread...
    CrisisIbility and the Path to a Better World
    David Beckmann
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    CrisisIbility and the Path to a Better World

    My friend Devry Boughner Vorwerk focuses her new podcast on my “new venture” to connect politics, spirituality, and social justice. I...
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