Paul Marshall

Paul Marshall is the Wilson Professor of Religious Freedom at Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and the Religious Freedom Institute, and a contributing editor of  Providence. His latest book is “Called to be Friends: Called to Serve.” 

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Will the World’s Largest Muslim-Majority Country Slide into Authoritarianism?

Will Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority democracy, resist creeping authoritarianism or slide back under military rule as old power networks reemerge?

Dispute Over St. Catherine’s Monastery May Jeopardize Egyptian-Greek Rapprochement

One of the oldest active monasteries in the world, St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, is at risk of being taken over by the Egyptian government

Largest Longitudinal Study of Human Flourishing Ever Shows Religion’s Importance 

The results of the Baylor/Harvard Global Flourishing Study survey have just been released, showing empirically the importance of religious observance as one of the most significant factors in self-reported wellbeing from across 22 countries

The Rise of Eurasia and the Russia-China-Iran-NK Axis

The idea of a unified Eurasian continent dominating the world goes back over a century, but in 2024 China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have made it almost a reality

Media Strife Over Presidential Endorsements Is Largely an Internecine Affair

Despite immense handwringing at WaPo and the LAT over not endorsing a presidential candidate, it’s unclear if anyone besides journalists care

Robert Kagan’s “Antiliberalism” Gives Christianity All the Blame and None of the Credit for American Exceptionalism

Robert Kagan’s new book mistakenly argues that everything bad in America comes from religion and everything good from the Enlightenment

Canada as America’s Post-liberal Counterpart 

For most of Canada’s history, it has represented a Tory, conservative, anti-American revolutionary counterpart to the United States

Pew Global Survey Shows Rising Religious Restrictions

The results are in for the latest Pew global survey, showing a decline in religious freedom around the world

Who Watches the Watchers?: The Trouble with Independent Prosecutors

Between Robert Mueller and Robert Hur, independent prosecutors are becoming more common. But who are they accountable to?

The World’s Largest Muslim-Majority Country Goes to the Polls

On February 14th, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia, will elect its next president.