Paul Morris has been a member of the British Association for the Study of Religions, and is a former president and conference committee member of the New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion (Section Chair 1998-2003), the International Association for the History of Religions (member of the Executive Committee 2000-2005), and is on the editorial boards of "Numen", "Implicit Religions", "Postscripts", and "Beliefs and Values". He is also co-editor of the journal, "Human Rights Research".