Paul A. Marshall is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom. He is the author and editor of over twenty books on religion and politics, especially religious freedom, including Radical Islam's Rules: the Worldwide Spread of Extreme Sharia Law (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) and God and the Constitution: Christianity and American Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002).

The profiles are succinct and readable; they deal well with well-known minorities (Shi'a in Iraq) and those studied less often (Muslims in Ireland). Highly recommended. All levels.

• Chapter 1 The Range of Religious FreedomChapter 2 Secular and Religious, Church and StateChapter 3 Religious Freedom and National SecurityChapter 4 Christians of the Middle East: A Story of Accelerating ErosionChapter 5 European TrendsChapter 6 Trends in the Balkans and South East EuropeChapter 7 The Former Soviet UnionChapter 8 God's Economy: Religious Freedom and Socio-Economic WellbeingChapter 9 Free to Choose: Economics and ReligionChapter 10 Country ProfilesChapter 11 Appendix I: The Nature of Religious FreedomChapter 12 Appendix II: Numbers and Statistics in ProfilesChapter 13 Appendix III: Criteria for Profiles of Religious FreedomChapter 14 Appendix IV: Checklist of Elements of Religious Freedom ScoreChapter 15 Appendix V: Grim and Finke (2006) International Religious Indexes QuestionnaireChapter 16 Appendix VI: Country Religious Freedom ScoresChapter 17 Appendix VII: GRI, GFI, and SRI ScoresChapter 18 Appendix VIII: Methodological Note: Nature and Correlation of IndicesChapter 19 Appendix IX: Dimensions of Restricted Religious Freedom

Paul A. Marshall is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom. He is the author and editor of over twenty books on religion and politics, especially religious freedom, including Radical Islam's Rules: the Worldwide Spread of Extreme Sharia Law (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) and God and the Constitution: Christianity and American Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002).

The profiles are succinct and readable; they deal well with well-known minorities (Shi'a in Iraq) and those studied less often (Muslims in Ireland). Highly recommended. All levels.

• Chapter 1 The Range of Religious FreedomChapter 2 Secular and Religious, Church and StateChapter 3 Religious Freedom and National SecurityChapter 4 Christians of the Middle East: A Story of Accelerating ErosionChapter 5 European TrendsChapter 6 Trends in the Balkans and South East EuropeChapter 7 The Former Soviet UnionChapter 8 God's Economy: Religious Freedom and Socio-Economic WellbeingChapter 9 Free to Choose: Economics and ReligionChapter 10 Country ProfilesChapter 11 Appendix I: The Nature of Religious FreedomChapter 12 Appendix II: Numbers and Statistics in ProfilesChapter 13 Appendix III: Criteria for Profiles of Religious FreedomChapter 14 Appendix IV: Checklist of Elements of Religious Freedom ScoreChapter 15 Appendix V: Grim and Finke (2006) International Religious Indexes QuestionnaireChapter 16 Appendix VI: Country Religious Freedom ScoresChapter 17 Appendix VII: GRI, GFI, and SRI ScoresChapter 18 Appendix VIII: Methodological Note: Nature and Correlation of IndicesChapter 19 Appendix IX: Dimensions of Restricted Religious Freedom

Paul A. Marshall is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom. He is the author and editor of over twenty books on religion and politics, especially religious freedom, including Radical Islam's Rules: the Worldwide Spread of Extreme Sharia Law (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) and God and the Constitution: Christianity and American Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002).

The profiles are succinct and readable; they deal well with well-known minorities (Shi'a in Iraq) and those studied less often (Muslims in Ireland). Highly recommended. All levels.

• Chapter 1 The Range of Religious FreedomChapter 2 Secular and Religious, Church and StateChapter 3 Religious Freedom and National SecurityChapter 4 Christians of the Middle East: A Story of Accelerating ErosionChapter 5 European TrendsChapter 6 Trends in the Balkans and South East EuropeChapter 7 The Former Soviet UnionChapter 8 God's Economy: Religious Freedom and Socio-Economic WellbeingChapter 9 Free to Choose: Economics and ReligionChapter 10 Country ProfilesChapter 11 Appendix I: The Nature of Religious FreedomChapter 12 Appendix II: Numbers and Statistics in ProfilesChapter 13 Appendix III: Criteria for Profiles of Religious FreedomChapter 14 Appendix IV: Checklist of Elements of Religious Freedom ScoreChapter 15 Appendix V: Grim and Finke (2006) International Religious Indexes QuestionnaireChapter 16 Appendix VI: Country Religious Freedom ScoresChapter 17 Appendix VII: GRI, GFI, and SRI ScoresChapter 18 Appendix VIII: Methodological Note: Nature and Correlation of IndicesChapter 19 Appendix IX: Dimensions of Restricted Religious Freedom