EPPC Scholar Andrew Walker’s New Book on Religious Liberty Now Available

Christians are often thought of as defending only their own religious interests in the public square, observes EPPC Fellow Andrew T. Walker in his new book, Liberty for All: Defending Everyone's Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age. They are viewed as worrying exclusively about the erosion of their freedom to assemble and to follow their convictions, while not seeming as concerned about publicly defending the rights of Muslims, Hindus, Jews, and atheists to do the same.

In Liberty for All, Dr. Walker argues for a robust Christian ethic of religious liberty that helps the church defend religious freedom for everyone in a pluralistic society. Whether explicitly religious or not, says Walker, every person is striving to make sense of his or her life. The Christian foundations of religious freedom provide a framework for how Christians can navigate deep religious difference in a secular age. As we practice religious liberty for our neighbors, we can find civility and commonality amid disagreement, further the church's engagement in the public square, and become the strongest defenders of religious liberty for all.

“I find Andrew Walker’s arguments and analyses illuminating and, indeed, instructive. I believe you will too—whether you are Protestant or Catholic, Christian or Jewish, a believer or an unbeliever, and whether you are a theologian, a philosopher, or none of the above,” writes McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University (and EPPC board member) Robert P. George in the foreword to Liberty for All.

“With his new book, Andrew Walker confirms his status as the leading public theologian in the Baptist tradition of his generation.” said EPPC President Ryan T. Anderson.