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Non-Resident Scholar Several of his current research projects are looking at cross-national variation in religious regulation, persecution, and violence. He remains interested and involved in studying religious organizations and the diverse religious market in America . He also serves as the director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (www.TheARDA.com).
Faculty Fellow, Ancient Biblical Texts
Distinguished Senior Fellow Email Paul Freston Paul Freston is Professor and CIGI Chair in Religion and Politics in Global Context at Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Freston joined Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) in the summer of 2008 as a Distinguished Senior Fellow. Freston taught Sociology at Calvin College, where he held the Byker Chair. Freston has been affiliated with the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil, where he has lived for much of the last 30 years, and is still a professor colaborador on their post-graduate program in sociology. Born in England and educated at Cambridge University, Freston also has a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Liverpool and a Master’s degree in Christian Studies from Regent College in Vancouver. He earned a Doctorate in Sociology at the University of Campinas in Brazil. His research specialties are in the Sociology of religion, politics and globalization.
Resident Scholar Courses include: 2005 – present Co-Principal Investigator: Baylor Longitudinal Survey of Religious Values and Behavior at the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR), Baylor University: This is a $718,000 Templeton grant to conduct two waves of a nationwide survey of religious beliefs, practices, political opinions, moral attitudes and civic engagement.
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