Thomas Beckner

Central Florida, USA

Thomas Beckner

Central Florida, USA

Dr. W. Thomas Beckner is a recognized authority on correctional chaplaincy, having served in a variety of roles in the criminstal justice arena over the past 30 years. He has been both a jail and prison chaplain; has managed a non-profit prison ministry, was a senior executive for a national non-profit organization that placed and supervised correctional chaplains; and has served as a consultant to several state and county agencies. Dr. Beckner has also pioneered in developing educational programming for correctional ministries. His book, Correctional Chaplains: Keepers of the Cloak, is available here: http://thomasbeckner.net/

  • Education
    • Ph.D. Sociolinguistics, University of Tennessee