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- GSTR 310 C (Tue/Thur: 1:00 pm – 2:50 pm)
- REL 286 TS (Mon/Wed: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm)
- GSTR 210-Writing Seminar II: Identity & Diversity in the U.S.
- GSTR 310: Understandings of Christianity
- GSTR 410: Seminar in Contemporary Global Issues
- HIS 101: Western Civilization I
- HIS 186: The Middle Ages in Film & Television
- HIS 221: Scribe & Manuscript
- HIS 232: The Vikings
- HIS 235: Viking Age & Medieval Scandinavia (BIST)
- REL 250: Judaism
- REL 286: Viking Age Norse Religion
- REL 286: Christianity in 2/3 World: Asia, Africa, Latin America
- THR 223: Lights, Camera, Africa!
At Berea College since 2011
- Ph.D. Roskilde Universitet, Denmark – Medieval History, 2009
- M.A. Saint John’s University, MN – Theology | Monastic Studies, 2001
- M.A. Western Michigan University – Medieval Studies, 1999
- M.A.R. Emmanuel School of Religion, TN – History of Christianity, 1995
Research and Teaching Interests:
- Ancient and medieval intellectual history and religion (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- Ancient and medieval asceticism, monasticism, and hagiography
- Ancient and medieval history of LGBTQ
- Twelfth-century Cistercian history and thought, especially William of St. Thierry (d. 1148)
- Viking Age and late medieval Scandinavian history, culture, and religion
- Ancient to late medieval Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
- Classical and Medieval Latin
- Colonial, post-colonial, and independence African history
- Medieval history and medievalism in contemporary pop culture
- Oral culture and storytelling in Appalachian history and tradition
- Appalachian history of distillation, especially “moonshine”
- Service-Learning through humanities courses
Forthcoming and Recent Publications:
Williams, Wendy R. and F. Tyler Sergent. “Navigating Difficult Moments Outside the Classroom.” In Navigating Difficult Moments in Teaching Diversity and Social Justice: Perseverance and Resilience, 165-178. Eds. Mary E. Kite, Kim A. Case, and Wendy R. Williams. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2020.
Co-author and co-translator with Nathaniel Peters. William of Saint-Thierry, Letter to Rupert of Deutz, On the Sacrament of the Altar, and On the Errors of William of Conches. Cistercian Fathers 82. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, in progress.
Editor. A Companion to William of Saint-Thierry. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers, 2019.
“William of Saint-Thierry: His Sources and Influences”. In A Companion to William of Saint-Thierry. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers, 2019.
“The Agony and the Ecstasy: Catherine of Siena”. Christian History 127 (August 2018): 29-32.
Co-author with Marsha L. Dutton. Oxford Bibliographies Online, s.v. “The Cistercian Order”. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018, www.oxfordbibliographies.com.
Co-author with Dee Hill-Zuganelli. “Strengthening the Sanctuary: Institutional Policies to Support DACA Students”. In Law Enforcement in the Age of Black Lives Matter: Policing Black and Brown Bodies, 97-116. Edited by Sandra E. Weissinger and Dwayne A. Mack. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
Co-editor. Unity of Spirit: Studies on William of Saint-Thierry in Honor of E. Rozanne Elder. Edited by F. Tyler Sergent, Aage Rydstrøm-Poulsen, and Marsha L. Dutton. Cistercian Studies 268. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2015.
Author. “Unitas Spiritus and the Originality of William of Saint-Thierry.” Unity of Spirit: Studies on William of Saint-Thierry in Honor of E. Rozanne Elder. Cistercian Studies 268. Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2015. 144-170.