
Andrew T. Walker
Fellow
EPPC Fellow Andrew T. Walker, Ph.D., researches and writes about the intersection of Christian ethics, public theology, and the moral principles that support civil society and sound government. A sought-after speaker and cultural commentator, Dr. Walker’s academic research interests and areas of expertise include natural law, human dignity, family stability, social conservatism, and church-state studies. The author or editor of more than ten books, he is passionate about helping Christians understand the moral demands of the gospel and their contributions to human flourishing and the common good. His most recent book, out in May 2021 from Brazos Press, is titled Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Secular Age.
EPPC Fellow Andrew T. Walker, Ph.D., researches and writes about the intersection of Christian ethics, public theology, and the moral principles that support civil society and sound government. A sought-after speaker and cultural commentator, Dr. Walker’s academic research interests and areas of expertise include natural law, human dignity, family stability, social conservatism, and church-state studies. The author or editor of more than ten books, he is passionate about helping Christians understand the moral demands of the gospel and their contributions to human flourishing and the common good. His most recent book, out in May 2021 from Brazos Press, is titled Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Secular Age.
In addition to his role with EPPC, Dr. Walker is an Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is an Associate Dean in the School of Theology and the Executive Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement. He serves as the Executive Editor of Eikon: A Journal for Biblical Anthropology, a publication of The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and is a Contributing Editor at Public Discourse, the journal of the Witherspoon Institute. He is also the Public Affairs Advisor to the Kentucky Baptist Convention and a Fellow with the Research Institute of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
Dr. Walker’s analysis has been quoted among such outlets as the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Vox. His scholarly publications include articles and reviews in the Oxford Journal of Church and State and The Southwestern Journal of Theology. He writes regularly for such outlets as National Review, First Things, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and Public Discourse. He is the author of the award-winning God and the Transgender Debate, Marriage Is: How Marriage Transforms Society and Cultivates Human Flourishing, and editor of The Gospel for Life series. He is also an editor of the forthcoming volume Explorations in Baptist Political Theology (B&H Academic) alongside Thomas Kidd and Paul Miller. He is currently at work on an edited volume with Zondervan Academic on perspectives on the natural law and also on a natural law evangelical ethics volume.
Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Southwest Baptist University, and he received his Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, and Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Ethics from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He previously served as a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation and as a Senior Fellow in Ethics at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
Unnatural behavior does not exist?
Andrew T. Walker

You are an image bearer, not an instinct factory.
WORLD Opinions / September 1, 2023
The GOP’s abortion evasion
Andrew T. Walker

In the defense of life, morality comes first, politics second.
WORLD Opinions / August 25, 2023
The social conservative moment?
Andrew T. Walker

Christianity has what our broken culture needs.
WORLD Opinions / August 21, 2023
True conservatism is not mere progressivism in slow motion
Andrew T. Walker

“Freedom Conservatism” misses a crucial ingredient from the Buckley-Reagan recipe
Articles
WORLD Opinions / July 18, 2023
Were problems baked into the American cake?
Andrew T. Walker

BOOKS: SUMMER READING | Author Patrick Deneen makes interesting proposals but fails to make the post-liberal case
Articles
WORLD Opinions / June 29, 2023
Fidelity to God: Our Highest Good
Andrew T. Walker

As we begin this inaugural Fidelity Month, we recommit and rededicate ourselves to God. You were made to know God. He is your ultimate happiness. Knowing God is not a rejection of creaturely good. It is vantage point that allows us to enjoy creaturely good as intended “from the beginning.”
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Public Discourse / June 4, 2023
The glory of weakness
Andrew T. Walker

A documentary on Michael J. Fox reminds Christians of something truly important
Articles
WORLD Opinions / May 23, 2023
Reason and morality are prior to the law
Andrew T. Walker

Law can never evade the ultimate question: What is truth?
WORLD Opinions / May 2, 2023
What Is Natural Law and How Should It Be Used?
Andrew T. Walker

Natural law theory refers to the idea that there is an external moral order that God has brought into existence and is an extension of God’s reason and God’s will.
Articles
Crossway / May 1, 2023
Christians should pay taxes in gratitude
Andrew T. Walker

Rendering unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar requires reflection for believers
Articles
WORLD Opinions / April 18, 2023