Tim Vivian | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Church Divinity School of the Pacific (M.Div.) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara (PhD) |
| Thesis | Saint Peter of Alexandria: Bishop and Martyr (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Birger A. Pearson |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | California State University, Bakersfield |
| Main interests | Early Christianity, Coptic Christianity, Desert Fathers |
Tim Vivian (born 1951[1]) is an American scholar of early Christianity and Coptologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at California State University, Bakersfield (or CSUB), and a retired priest of the Episcopal Church (United States).