{{Short description|American theologian and academic}} {{for|the British lawyer|Anthony W. Bradley}} '''Anthony B. Bradley''' is an American author and was professor of religion, theology and ethics at [[The King's College (New York)|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peace |first1=Madison |title=Center for the Study of Human Flourishing Launches Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program |url=https://www.tkc.edu/stories/center-study-human-flourishing-launches-galsworthy-criminal-justice-reform-program/ |website=The King's College |publisher=The King's College |accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=Taylor>{{cite news|last1=Taylor|first1=Aisha|title=Careers in Faith and Religion: Theologian Banks on Thought Leadership and Intellect Professor found purpose in molding next generation of faith professionals|url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/career/careers-in-faith-and-ministry-theologian-banks-on-thought-leadership-and-intellect/|accessdate=16 July 2015|publisher=[[Black Enterprise]]|date=13 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=Anderson>{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Brandon|title=How Martin Luther King's faith drove his activism|url=https://www.vox.com/2015/1/19/7852311/martin-luther-king-faith|accessdate=16 July 2015|publisher=Vox|date=19 January 2015}}</ref> He is also a research fellow for [[Acton Institute|The Acton Institute]].<ref name=Smith>{{cite web|title=Staff Profile: Anthony B. Bradley, PhD|url=http://www.acton.org/about/staff/anthony-b-bradley|publisher=Acton Institute|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
==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]].<ref name=Smith/> Before coming to the King's, he was an assistant professor of theology at the [[Covenant Theological Seminary|Covenant Seminary]] from 2005 to 2009, where he also directed the [[Francis A. Schaeffer Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|title="A Reformed Approach to Racial Reconciliation"|url=http://www.worldmag.com/2015/01/a_reformed_approach_to_racial_reconciliation|website=worldmag.com/|publisher=World Mag|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref> ==Career== Bradley's 2013 book, ''Aliens in the Promised Land'', is a minority-led conversation about racism in the U.S. [[evangelical]] church.<ref name=Nazworth/>
In his 2015 book ''Runaway Radical'', author Jonathan Hollingsworth identifies Bradley as the first to identify a new kind of evangelical [[legalism (theology)|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.<ref name=Sells>{{cite news|last1=Sells|first1=Heather|title=Radical for Jesus a New Kind of Legalism?|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2015/June/Radical-for-Jesus-a-New-Kind-of-Legalism/|accessdate=16 July 2015|publisher=CBN|date=2 July 2015}}</ref>
==Writings==
*''Heroic Fraternities: How College Men Can Save Universities and America'' - 2023 *''Liberating Black Theology: The Bible and the Black Experience in America''. Wheaton, IL: [[Crossway Books]], 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-4335-1147-9}} *''Black and Tired: Essays on Race, Politics, Culture, and International Development''. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2011. {{ISBN|978-1-60899-596-7}}; C-SPAN, Book TV [http://www.c-span.org/video/?301659-1/book-discussion-black-tired] <ref name=C-SPAN>{{cite news|title=Book Discussion on Black and Tired|url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?301659-1/book-discussion-black-tired|accessdate=16 July 2015|agency=C-SPAN|publisher=Book TV|date=1 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=NazworthTired>{{cite news|last1=Nazworth|first1=Napp|title=Black and Tired: Anthony Bradley Talks Race, Politics, and the Church|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-anthony-bradley-talks-about-race-politics-and-the-church-52952/#SxSQt32HufyQadgW.99|accessdate=16 July 2015|publisher=[[Christian Post]]|date=28 July 2011}}</ref> *''The Political Economy of Liberation: Thomas Sowell and James Cone on the Black Experience''. New York, NY: Peter Lang Inc, International Academic Publishers, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1433111839}} *''Keep Your Head Up: America's New Black Christian Leaders, Social Consciousness, and the Cosby Conversation''. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012. {{ISBN|978-1-4335-0673-4}} *''Aliens in the Promised Land: Why Minority Leadership is Overlooked in White Christian Churches''. Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R, 2013. {{ISBN|978-1-5963-8234-3}}; Edited by Bradley who also wrote the first chapter.<ref name=Nazworth>{{cite news|last1=Nazworth|first1=Napp|title=Interview: Anthony Bradley on Evangelicals and Racism, Multi-Ethnicity in the Church (Pt. 1) |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-anthony-bradley-on-evangelicals-and-racism-multi-ethnicity-in-the-church-pt-1-95812/|accessdate=16 July 2015|publisher=[[Christian Post]]|date=14 May 2013}}</ref> *''John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement: Justice as Unfairness''. London: Lexington, 2014. {{ISBN|978-1-4985-0494-2}} *''Black Scholars in White Space: New Vistas in African American Studies from the Christian Academy''. Cascade Books: Oregon, 2015. {{ISBN|978-1620329955}} *''Something Seems Strange: Critical Essays on Christianity, Public Policy, and Contemporary Culture''. Wipf and Stock: Oregon, 2016. {{ISBN|978-1498283908}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peace |first1=Madison |title=Dr. Anthony Bradley Publishes Eighth Book: "Something Seems Strange" |url=https://www.tkc.edu/stories/dr-anthony-bradley-publishes-eighth-book-something-seems-strange/ |publisher=The King's College |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref> *''Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society''. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2018. {{ISBN| 978-1108446297}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/ending-overcriminalization-and-mass-incarceration/1023B2B33F541A4A1EFC008F91D66037# |website=Cambridge University Press |publisher=Cambridge University Press |accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100812061636/http://bradley.chattablogs.com/anthony-bradley.html Bio of Bradley from "The Institute"] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101023125954/http://online.worldmag.com/author/abradley/ World Magazine Bio] *[http://www.acton.org/about/staff/anthony-b-bradley Acton Institute Profile]
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