Tyler D. Mayfield

Tyler Mayfield is the Arnold Black Rhodes Professor of Old Testament and Director of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He previously taught at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, Claremont School of Theology in southern California, and the University of California, Riverside.

At Louisville Seminary, he teaches courses in the Hebrew Bible with a particular focus on Christian ethical readings. Tyler believes the big questions of faith and life, including contemporary ones, can be explored through the reading and interpretation of sacred texts. He also leads a travel seminar to Israel and Palestine to explore the ancient biblical sites as well as contemporary Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. In addition, Tyler directs the Grawemeyer Award in Religion, a $100,000 annual prize given jointly by Louisville Seminary and the University of Louisville for creative ideas that best illuminate the relationship between human beings and the divine.

Tyler holds degrees from Samford University, Yale Divinity School, and Claremont Graduate University. He is married to the Rev. Dr. Lauren Jones Mayfield and has three children.