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.
Kevin Flatt’s new book, “Secularization, Social Order, and World History” argues that the decline of religion is not an inevitable quasi-Hegelian phenomenon, but a particular
Paul MarshallJune 13, 2026
A new book by Allen D. Hertzke argues that religious freedom is not only valuable in itself but foundational to the protection of other essential rights.
Paul MarshallApril 28, 2026
In “Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History,” Thomas Albert Howard argues that however repressive some religious regimes have been, modern revolutionary secularist regimes have been far more violent
Paul MarshallFebruary 23, 2026
While the Spanish government understandably does not want to celebrate the reign of dictator Francisco Franco, recent actions taken to erase his memory seem punitive towards the broader legacy of Spanish Catholicism
Paul MarshallJanuary 9, 2026
While international courts, like the European Court of Human Rights, have their uses, the truth is that human rights are often better protected by unilateral actors defending the innocent without reference to any court
Paul MarshallSeptember 23, 2025
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