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.”
Will Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority democracy, resist creeping authoritarianism or slide back under military rule as old power networks reemerge?
Paul MarshallJuly 3, 2025
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
Paul MarshallJune 23, 2025
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
Paul MarshallMay 1, 2025
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
Paul MarshallDecember 20, 2024
Despite immense handwringing at WaPo and the LAT over not endorsing a presidential candidate, it’s unclear if anyone besides journalists care
Paul MarshallOctober 30, 2024
Robert Kagan’s new book mistakenly argues that everything bad in America comes from religion and everything good from the Enlightenment
Paul MarshallOctober 25, 2024
For most of Canada’s history, it has represented a Tory, conservative, anti-American revolutionary counterpart to the United States
Paul MarshallApril 29, 2024
The results are in for the latest Pew global survey, showing a decline in religious freedom around the world
Paul MarshallMarch 19, 2024
Between Robert Mueller and Robert Hur, independent prosecutors are becoming more common. But who are they accountable to?
Paul MarshallFebruary 26, 2024
On February 14th, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia, will elect its next president.
Paul MarshallFebruary 14, 2024