Dr. Melanie Trexler
Associate Professor
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Research & Teaching Interests
- Melanie Trexler is an Associate Professor of Religion. Her scholarly interests and research focus on Muslim-Christian relations in the U.S. and Arab world. She is particularly interested in the encounters between Muslims and Christians throughout history and examining the ways in which these encounters shape identity construction, religious ideas, political views and interreligious engagement.
- Currently, her research focuses on an underexplored group of Muslim correctional chaplains who serve incarcerated Muslims (about 10–15% of the incarcerated population). She teaches courses on global religions, Islam, New Religious Movements, Religion and Violence, Religious Peacebuilding and The Good Place.
Books
- Evangelizing Lebanon: Baptists, Muslims, and the Question of Cultures. Waco Texas: Baylor University Press, 2016.
Publications
- “Lebanon,” (pp. 455–458) in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, edited by Mark A. Lamport. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers., 2018.
- “Afterword,” in Re-Imagining the Reformation from the Margins: A Look from the Diaspora at 500 Years, by Alberto L. García and John A. Nunes. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 2017.
Willing to speak to professional, social or civic groups on
- Muslim-Christian Relations
- Religion