Laura Alexander
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Dr. Alexander's current research includes comparative religious ethics, religion and immigration, and religious thinking about just war and national sovereignty. She received her Ph.D. in Religious Ethics from the University of Virginia and M.Div. and B.A. degrees from the University of Chicago. She is the author of the textbook Religion and Human Rights: An Introduction and co-editor of The Meaning of My Neighbor's Faith: Interreligious Reflections on Immigration, alongside multiple peer-reviewed articles. She is the Executive Director of the Goldstein Center for Human Rights.
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Highlights perspectives from religious traditions worldwide, in conversation with other communities who promote, critique, or question the idea of human rights. Demonstrates how human rights can provide a platform for dialogue among groups of people from diverse backgrounds who seek to address pressing issues of human well-being.
Enriches Christian realist critiques of idolatry of the state by arguing for recognition of the role of grassroots communities and enhanced cooperation among states and other institutions.
Examines the role of interreligious organizations that provide aid to immigrants in changing the way scholars and the public understand religious freedom in the United States and how they contribute to challenging categories of difference.
Compares Sikh and Christian thought about and practices of hospitality in light of the global refugee crisis. Aims to show how both practices of hospitality, and religious ethical thought about hospitality, can be enhanced by dialogue between traditions.
Addresses two of the most critical challenges of our time: immigration and religious diversity. The diverse group of contributors, representing a variety of religious traditions, disciplines, and methodologies, explore “the meaning of my neighbor’s faith” in the age of migration.