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.
AUDIO: “Dishonesty in political advertisements” on Culture Friday with Andrew T. Walker
October 21, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On October 21, 2022, the “Culture Friday” show, hosted by Nick Eicher and Myrna Brown, discusses the lies and dishonesty…
AUDIO: “Searching for affirmation” on the Culture Friday show with Andrew T. Walker
October 14, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On October 14, 2022, the “Culture Friday” show, hosted by Nick Eicher and Paul Butler, discusses the tension between finding…
AUDIO: “Abortion accusation” on Culture Friday with Andrew T. Walker
October 7, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On October 7, 2022, the “Culture Friday” show, hosted by Nick Eicher and Myrna Brown, discusses the allegations made that…
AUDIO: Andrew T. Walker on “God and the Transgender Debate”
August 30, 2022 | All Things Bright and Beautiful
On August 30, 2022, EPPC Fellow Andrew T. Walker joined the All Things Bright and Beautiful podcast to discuss the…
AUDIO: Cultural preoccupation with race
August 19, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On August 19, 2022, the “Culture Friday” show, hosted by Nick Eicher and Myrna Brown, discusses the racial tension and…
AUDIO: Christians engaging in a challenging culture
August 5, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On August 5, 2022, the “Culture Friday” show, hosted by Nick Eicher and Myrna Brown, discusses countercultural challenges that face…
AUDIO: Republicans react to marriage and Roe
July 29, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On July 29, 2022, the “Culture Friday” show, hosted by Nick Eicher and Myrna Brown, discusses the post-Roe world and…
AUDIO: Andrew Walker on House Contraceptives Bill
July 25, 2022 | Daily Wire
On July 25, 2022, EPPC Fellow Andrew Walker joined the Morning Wire podcast to discuss the House contraception bill and…
AUDIO: The World and Everything in It
July 22, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On Culture Friday, a special conversation between John Stonestreet and Andrew Walker; Collin Garbarino reviews two 40-year-old sci-fi films that…
VIDEO: Andrew Walker and Brad Littlejohn on a Protestant Political Theology
June 6, 2022 | The London Lyceum
On June 6th, EPPC Fellows Andrew Walker and Brad Littlejohn participated in a roundtable discussion along with Timon Cline and…
AUDIO: Andrew Walker on Modern Christian Life
June 3, 2022 | WORLD Radio
On June 3rd, 2022, EPPC Fellow Andrew Walker appeared on WORLD Radio’s The World and Everything in It podcast. He…
VIDEO: Andrew Walker on Evangelicalism
June 1, 2022 | The Gospel Coalition
On June 1, Fellow Andrew T. Walker appeared in a video in The Gospel Coalition’s Good Faith Debates series to…