Anthony Bradley Explained

Anthony B. Bradley is an American author and was professor of religion, theology and ethics at the King's College in New York City, where he also served as the chair of the Religious and Theological Studies program and directed the Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program.^{[1] [2] [3]} He is also a research fellow for The Acton Institute.^[4]

Early life and education

Bradley has a BS in biological sciences from Clemson University, a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary, a Master of Arts in Ethics and Society from Fordham University, and PhD from Westminster Theological Seminary.^[4] Before coming to the King's, he was an assistant professor of theology at the Covenant Seminary from 2005 to 2009, where he also directed the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute.^[5]

Career

Bradley's 2013 book, Aliens in the Promised Land, is a minority-led conversation about racism in the U.S. evangelical church.

In his 2015 book Runaway Radical, author Jonathan Hollingsworth identifies Bradley as the first to identify a new kind of evangelical legalism, in which young people feel compelled to enact their devotion to the Gospel by such radical acts as giving away all of their possessions, or dropping out of university to dedicate their lives to serving the poor.^[6]

Writings

• Liberating Black Theology: The Bible and the Black Experience in America. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2010.
• Black and Tired: Essays on Race, Politics, Culture, and International Development. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2011. ; C-SPAN, Book TV http://www.c-span.org/video/?301659-1/book-discussion-black-tired ^{[7] [8]}
• The Political Economy of Liberation: Thomas Sowell and James Cone on the Black Experience. New York, NY: Peter Lang Inc, International Academic Publishers, 2012.
• Keep Your Head Up: America's New Black Christian Leaders, Social Consciousness, and the Cosby Conversation. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012.
• Aliens in the Promised Land: Why Minority Leadership is Overlooked in White Christian Churches. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R, 2013. ; Edited by Bradley who also wrote the first chapter.^[9]
• John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement: Justice as Unfairness. London: Lexington, 2014.
• Black Scholars in White Space: New Vistas in African American Studies from the Christian Academy. Cascade Books: Oregon, 2015.
• Something Seems Strange: Critical Essays on Christianity, Public Policy, and Contemporary Culture. Wipf and Stock: Oregon, 2016. ^[10]
• Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2018. ^[11]

External links

• Bio of Bradley from "The Institute"
• World Magazine Bio
• Acton Institute Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peace . Madison . Center for the Study of Human Flourishing Launches Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program . The King's College . The King's College . 3 August 2018.
2. News: Taylor. Aisha. Careers in Faith and Religion: Theologian Banks on Thought Leadership and Intellect Professor found purpose in molding next generation of faith professionals. 16 July 2015. Black Enterprise. 13 July 2012.
3. News: Anderson. Brandon. How Martin Luther King's faith drove his activism. 16 July 2015. Vox. 19 January 2015.
4. Web site: Staff Profile: Anthony B. Bradley, PhD. Acton Institute. 23 January 2015.
5. Web site: "A Reformed Approach to Racial Reconciliation". worldmag.com/. World Mag. 23 January 2015.
6. News: Sells. Heather. Radical for Jesus a New Kind of Legalism?. 16 July 2015. CBN. 2 July 2015.
7. News: Book Discussion on Black and Tired. 16 July 2015. C-SPAN. Book TV. 1 September 2011.
8. News: Nazworth. Napp. Black and Tired: Anthony Bradley Talks Race, Politics, and the Church. 16 July 2015. Christian Post. 28 July 2011.
9. News: Nazworth. Napp. Interview: Anthony Bradley on Evangelicals and Racism, Multi-Ethnicity in the Church (Pt. 1) . 16 July 2015. Christian Post. 14 May 2013.
10. Web site: Peace . Madison . Dr. Anthony Bradley Publishes Eighth Book: "Something Seems Strange" . The King's College . 31 July 2018.
11. Web site: Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge University Press . 3 August 2018.