Ian C. Bradley

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Ian Campbell Bradley (born May 28, 1950) is a British writer, broadcaster and academic. He has written several works on Celtic Christianity, hymnody, the theology of sacrifice, and the future of religion in Britain, as well as publishing in the areas of monarchy, the Victorian era, and Gilbert and Sullivan.

[edit] Life and career

Born in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Bradley was educated at Tonbridge School and New College, Oxford, where he received B.A. (first-class honours, degree in modern history), M.A., and D.Phil. (religion and politics in early nineteenth-century Britain) degrees. After working for several years, he went on to attain a B.D. degree from the University of St. Andrews (first-class honours, degree in theology).

After graduating from Oxford, Bradley worked in radio and television production with the BBC and for the next five years pursued a career as a staff journalist on The Times. He then combined freelance writing with teaching at Cranleigh School. After taking his degree at St. Andrews, he became Head of Religious Broadcasting of BBC Scotland and an ordained minister in the Church of Scotland. He subsequently taught church history at Aberdeen University and is currently senior lecturer in Practical Theology at St Andrews.

Bradley is the authour of over 30 books. He is married and has two children.

Bradley often writes articles for The Guardian, Life and Work and The Tablet. He also appears regularly on television and BBC Radio 4 and has lectured at The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England.

[edit] Notable works

The Call to Seriousness: The Evangelical Impact on the Victorians, 1976
William Morris and His World, 1978
The Optimists: Themes and Personalities in Victorian Liberalism, 1980
Breaking the mould?: The Birth and Prospects of the Social Democratic Party, 1981
The Strange Rebirth of Liberal Britain, 1985
The Penguin Book of Hymns, 1989
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go, 1990
God Is Green: Ecology for Christians, 1990
Marching to the Promised Land: Has the Church a Future?, 1992
The Celtic Way, 1993
The Power of Sacrifice, 1995
The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan, 1996
Abide With Me: The World of Victorian Hymns, 1997
The Penguin Book of Carols, 1999
Celtic Christianity: Making Myths and Chasing Dreams, 1999
Colonies of Heaven: Celtic Models for Today's Church, 2000 (Published in USA under the title Celtic Christian Communities – Live the Tradition)
God Save the Queen: The Spiritual Dimension of Monarchy, 2003
You've Got to Have a Dream – the Message of the Musical, 2004 (on the theology of the [musical theatre|musical]])
Oh Joy! Oh Rapture! The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan, 2005
The Daily Telegraph Book of Hymns, 2005
The Daily Telegraph Book of Carols, 2006
Believing in Britain: The Spiritual Identity of 'Britishness', 2006