Dr. F. Tyler Sergent

Associate Professor of General Studies and Religion; Board of Directors, Cistercian Publications (2016- ); Faculty Advisor, Muslim Student Association; Faculty Advisor, Orthodox Student ClubGeneral Studies

Tyler Sergent

Contact

Office Location

  • Draper Building, 204C

Office Hours

  • Dr. Sergent is on Sabbatical from 16 May 2024 until 15 August 2025.

Biography

At Berea College since 2011

Degrees

  • 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

Publications & Works

  • 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.