Paul Froese
Baylor Religion Survey Director
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
Dr. Paul Froese is a Paul Froese a Professor of Sociology at Baylor University and the Director of the Baylor Religion Surveys. He is the author of three books, his most recent is On Purpose: How We Create the Meaning of Life (Oxford University Press). His research interests include the sociology of meaning, religion, comparative historical sociology, political sociology and ideology.
Recent Publications
Christopher G Ellison, Benjamin Dowd-Arrow, Amy M Burdette, Pablo E Gonzalez, Margaret S Kelley, & Paul Froese. Forthcoming. "Peace through superior firepower: Belief in supernatural evil and attitudes toward gun policy in the United States."
Samuel Stroope, Paul Froese, Heather M. Rackin, & Jack Delehanty. Forthcoming. "Unchurched Christian Nationalism and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election"
Froese, Paul & Jones, Rory. 2021. "The Sociology of Prayer: Dimensions and Mechanisms" Social Sciences. 10(1): 15-32.
Samuel Stroope, Heather M. Rackin, an Paul Froese. 2021. "Christian Nationalism and Views of Immigrants in the United States: Is the Relationship Stronger for the Religiously Inactive?" Socius. 7(1): 1-14.
Liu, Y. & Froese P. 2020. "Faith and Agency: The Relationships Between Sense of Control, Socioeconomic Status, and Beliefs About God." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 59(2): 311-326.
Wang, Xiuhua & Froese, Paul. 2019. "Attitudes Toward Religion and Believers in China: How Education Increases Tolerance of Individual Religious Differences and Intolerance of Religious Influence in Politics" Religion & Education. 47(1): 98-117.
Ellison, Christopher, DeAngelis, Reed; Hill, Terrance, and Froese, Paul. 2019. "Sleep Quality and the Stress-buffering role of Religious Involvement." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 58(1): 251-268.
Uecker, Jeremy E., and Paul Froese. 2019. “Religious Individualism and Moral Progressivism: How Source of Religious Authority Is Related to Attitudes About Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, Divorce, and Premarital Sex.” Politics and Religion. 12: 283–316.
F. Carson Mencken and Paul Froese. 2019.“Gun Culture in Action.” Social Problems. 66(1): 3-27.
Dr. Froese' Full Curriculum Vitae.