Faculty & Staff
Director:
Dr. Christopher Marsh, Professor of Political Science & Church-State Studies; Areas of specialty include religion, politics, and society, with a particular focus on Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and East Asia. He is author/editor of nine books, including Man, the State, and God, Unparalleled Reforms and Perspectives on Church-State Relations in Russia, co-edited with Wallace Daniel and Peter Berger. He has also published more than 50 book chapters and articles in such journals as The National Interest, The Journal of Church & State, and Religion, State, & Society.
Archivist & Assistant to the Director:
Larisa Seago, BA. A native of Samara, Russia, Larisa is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Church-State Studies, researching the religious persecution of women and families in the Soviet Union.
Research Fellow:
Stella Rock (M.A., D.Phil., University of Sussex, UK) is senior research fellow, Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society. Dr. Rock is a historian of Russian Orthodoxy, with particular interest in popular or lived religion, and the relationship between religious and national identity. She maintains a research interest in the relationship between religion, prejudice and conflict. She is the author of Popular Religion in Russia: 'Double-belief' and the Making of an Academic Myth (Routledge, 2007) as well as several articles and book chapters.
Faculty:
By drawing upon its rich resources, Baylor University offers a wide range of courses that intersect with the mission of the Keston Center. These include courses in the fields of Russian, East European, & Asian Studies, as well as Religion and Theology. Baylor faculty who teach in these areas include:
Dr. Paul Froese, Assistant Professor of Sociology; Areas of specialty include sociology of religion, Islam in Central Asia, religious revival in Eastern Europe. He is author of two books, including The Plot to Kill God, and more than a dozen articles, including those published in Sociology of Religion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and Religion, State, & Society.
Dr. Perry Glanzer, Associate Professor of Education and Church-State Studies; Areas of specialty include ethics and morals, religion, law, and education. Author of two books, including The Quest for Russia's Soul, as well as numerous articles.
Dr. Michael Long, Associate Professor of Russian and Director of Slavic & East European Studies; Areas of specialty include Slavic literature & linguistics and East European cultural history. He is author of Making History, a study of Czech politics and society, as well as several articles on East European culture and society.
Rev. Dn. Dr. Daniel Payne, Lecturer in Church-State Studies; Areas of specialty include Orthodox theology and religion, politics, and society. He is the author of several articles in such places as Sourozh, Nationalities Papers, and The BYU International Law Review.
