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.

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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.

Misunderstanding bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to Americans”

Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to Americans” from 2002 continues to be recirculated and misunderstood by Westerners

The Real Threat to Religious Freedom in Ukraine

Accusations against Ukraine of religious persecution ignore collaboration between the Russian Orthodox Church and Putin

Paul Marshall Christianity & National Security 2023

Paul Marshall’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Paul Marshall discusses the development of Muslim empires, European colonialism, and…