CONTRIBUTOR:

Tyler Sergent

AFFILIATION:

TITLE:

Assistant Professor

DEPARTMENT:

General Studies

INSTITUTION:

Berea College

BIOGRAPHY:

F. Tyler Sergent, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of History and General Studies at Berea College, KY. A medieval historian, Tyler's research and teaching areas include western religious history (Judaism, Christianity, & Islam) in global perspective; Christian monastic history & spirituality, especially medieval Benedictines and Cistercians, including William of Saint-Thierry; and Viking Age and medieval Scandinavian history & religion. Originally from West Virginia, he studied in Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, and Denmark.