#429 Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age with Andrew Walker [Encore]

Many Christians know where to find religious freedom in the U.S. Constitution, but do we know where to find it in the Bible? In this interview, theologian and ethicist Andrew Walker discusses the Biblical roots of this “first freedom,” the current state of religious freedom in the United States and explains why Christians should defend and promote it in the coming years. Dr. Walker serves as Associate Dean in the School of Theology, and Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology. He is also the Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement. Additionally, he is a fellow in Christian Political Thought at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and serves as the Managing Editor of WORLD Opinions. Walker joined the faculty of Southern Seminary in 2019. His previous appointment was Senior Fellow in Christian Ethics at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. He is married to Christian, and they have three children. He is a member of Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.  He writes regularly for such outlets as National Review, First Things, Newsweek, WORLD Opinions, The Gospel Coalition, American Reformer, and Public Discourse. He’s done additional study through the Witherspoon Institute and the James Madison Program at Princeton University. In 2023, he was one of the winners of the inaugural “Freedom and Opportunity” academic awards from the Heritage Foundation for his contributions to conservative thought. Key Takeaways: Reflections on the fast-paced and fundamental changes happening in American society and politics. The fact that Christians were the first to decouple political and divine authority and introduce religious freedom. A working definition of religious freedom and a theological and practical framework for understanding it. How our eschatology and ultimate view of authority should impact our public witness. How our anthropology and understanding of the imago Dei should impact our public witness. How our missiology and understanding of the gospel and the mission of the church should impact our public witness. Why Christians should and must be confident that their faith is both true and good. Follow Andrew on X: @andrewtwalk World Opinions Ethics and Public Policy Center God and the Transgender Debate The post #429 Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age with Andrew Walker [Encore] first appeared on The Good Citizen Project.