Paul Froese
Professor of Sociology Director of Baylor Religion Surveys
Education
Ph.D Sociology, University of Washington, 2003
M.A. Sociology, University of Washington, 1999
M.A. Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1992
B.A. Russian, Grinnell College, 1990
Biography
Paul Froese a Professor of Sociology at Baylor University and the Director of the Baylor Religion Surveys. He is the author of three books: The Plot to Kill God: Findings from the Soviet Experiment in Secularization (University of California Press), America’s Four Gods: What we say about God and What that says about Us (Oxford University Press) and his most recent is On Purpose: How We Create the Meaning of Life (Oxford University Press). He publishes widely on the topic of religion and how it relates to politics, mental health, and cultural change.
Recent Publications
Froese, Paul; Bonhag, Rebecca; Uecker, Jeremy; Andersson, Matthew; and Laura Upenieks. 2024. "Prayer and Mental Well-Being in the United States: An Overview of Original and Comprehensive Prayer Data.” Journal of Religion and Politics.
Froese, Paul, & Bonhag, Rebecca. 2024. “The Politics of Pandemic Emotions: How Trust in the Trump Administration and Distrust of the Media Affected the Psychological Toll of COVID-19.” Social Currents. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294965241275209
Li, Ruiqian and Paul Froese. 2023. “The Duality of Christian Nationalism: Religious Traditionalism vs. Christian Statism.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Andersson, Matthew; Froese, Paul; and Bo Boroká. 2023. “Out of Time, Out of Mind: Multifaceted Time Perceptions and Mental Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Time and Society. DOI: 10.1177/0961463X231188786
Froese, Paul and Jeremy Uecker. 2022. “Prayer in America: A Detailed Analysis of the Various Dimensions of Prayer.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 61: 663-689.
Vaughan, Kenneth, Paul Froese, and Chase Lonas. 2022. "Was the Arab Spring a Post-Islamist Moment? Winners and Winners in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia." Comparative Sociology.
Bonhag, Rebecca, and Paul Froese. 2022. “Sources of Mattering for Women and Men: Gender Differences in Feeling Socially Significant.” Sociological Perspectives.