
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.
God raised Him from the dead
Andrew T. Walker
The witness of the resurrection always demands a verdict
Articles
WORLD Opinions / April 7, 2023
What happened in Nashville that didn’t happen in Uvalde?
Andrew T. Walker
Nashville police bravely fulfilled the responsibility God has given them
Articles
WORLD Opinions / March 30, 2023
The pursuit of unhappiness
Andrew T. Walker
New poll confirms the mental health problems associated with transgenderism
Articles
WORLD Opinions / March 28, 2023
Let the government punish evildoers
Andrew T. Walker
Someone’s morality is going to be legislated
Articles
WORLD Opinions / March 14, 2023
Secularism is a dark abyss
Andrew T. Walker
A Belgian euthanasia case shows us what a post-Christian world looks like
Articles
WORLD Opinions / March 10, 2023
Attention Fox News: The truth will set you free
Andrew T. Walker
Dominion lawsuit shows the importance of truth over tribe
Articles
World Opinions / March 2, 2023
Resist the Post-liberal Temptation
Andrew T. Walker
A group of anti-modernity thinkers makes important points, but offers seriously defective solutions (if any). There is a better way.
Articles
National Review / February 26, 2023
The Moral Meaning of Loving One’s Neighbor
Andrew T. Walker
Walker discusses the importance of loving your neighbor as a logical case, biblical case, and just case.
Articles
Christ All Over / February 20, 2023
The Georgian Way
Andrew T. Walker
A conservative dynamo at Princeton
Articles
National Review / February 16, 2023
Legislating against drag queen story hour
Andrew T. Walker
If the law won’t protect children’s well-being, why have laws?
Articles
WORLD Opinions / February 13, 2023