Andrew T. Walker, Ph.D., is Dean of the School of Theology and Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the Executive Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement at Southern Seminary. Walker is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and serves as the founding Managing Editor of WORLD Opinions. He also co-hosts a weekly podcast, The Bully Pulpit, that explores the intersections of faith, culture, and politics from a Christian and conservative worldview. He is also a Fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s Research Institute.

A sought-after conference speaker and cultural commentator, Walker researches and writes about the intersection of Christian ethics, public theology, and the common good. His academic research interests include natural law theory, bioethics, human dignity, theology of law, family stability, church-state studies, and social conservatism. His analysis and commentary have been written, profiled, or cited in outlets such as The New York Times, POLITICO, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, and many others.

He writes frequently for such outlets as National Review, First Things, WORLD Opinions, The Gospel Coalition, Daily Wire, Public Discourse, and many others. He is the author of the award-winning God and the Transgender Debate (now in its second edition), The Nations Belong to God: A Christian Guide for Political Engagement, and Faithful Reason: Natural Law Ethics for God’s Glory and Our Good.  He is co-author of Marriage Is: How Marriage Transforms Society and Cultivates Human Flourishing, editor of The Gospel for Life series, and author of the award-winning Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Secular Age. He has also written a curriculum with LifeWay titled The Gospel and the First Freedom. He is the editor of three academic volumes: Social Conservatism for the Common Good: A Protestant Engagement with Robert P. George; Baptist Political Theology; and, alongside Ryan T. Anderson, co-editor of Five Views on the Natural Law. Andrew and his wife, Christian, are also co-authors of What Do I Say When…? A Parent’s Guide to Navigating Cultural Chaos for Children and Teens (Crossway, 2024). He has published numerous academic reviews and journal articles. His next book with Crossway, titled Prodigal Culture: A People in Ruins and the Way Back Home, will be published in November 2026. He is also the author of the forthcoming The False Gospel of Progressivism: 8 Ideas that Clash with Christian Truth and Undermine Human Flourishing. He’s done additional studies through the Witherspoon Institute and the James Madison Program at Princeton University. In 2023, he was one of the winners of the Heritage Foundation’s inaugural “Freedom and Opportunity” academic awards for his contributions to conservative thought.

He teaches courses in ethics, bioethics, sexual ethics, moral theory, public theology, and religion in the public square.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Southwest Baptist University, where he graduated with his department’s highest honor. 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 is currently pursuing additional graduate studies in bioethics at Harvard University. He resides in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife and three daughters. He serves on the preaching team at his local church. An avid long-distance runner, Andrew resides in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife and three daughters. He also teaches a weekly community group at his local church. You can follow him on X: @andrewtwalk.