Mark C. Taylor (born 13 December 1945) is a philosopher of religion and cultural critic who has published more than twenty books on theology, philosophy, art and architecture, media, technology, economics, and the natural sciences. After graduating from Wesleyan University (1968), he received his doctorate in the study of religion from Harvard University and began teaching at Williams College in 1973. In 1981 Taylor was the first foreigner to be awarded the Doctorgrad in philosophy in the 500-year history of the University of Copenhagen. In 2007, Taylor moved from Williams College to Columbia University, where he chairs the Department of Religion.

Work
Taylor began teaching at Williams College in 1973 and at the time of his departure in 2007 was Cluett Professor of Humanities. He has also held visiting appointments at Harvard University, Smith College, University of North Carolina, and University of Sydney. After being a visiting professor of religion and architecture at Columbia University, he joined the faculty there full time in 2007.

Positions
Mark Taylor was a close personal friend of Jacques Derrida. When Derrida died on October 8, 2004, the New York Times published a highly critical obituary of the philosopher.