Tyler studied with René Girard at Stanford University,
graduating with a B.A. in 1995. He then studied with James G.
Williams at Syracuse, graduating with an M.A. in religious studies
in 1998. He has an M.T.S. from Ave Maria University (2010)
and is preparing to defend a dissertation on Girard and Giussani
for Pontifex University. He and his wife, Cassie, teach at
Donahue Academy, a Catholic classical school in Ave Maria,
Florida where all 6 of his children have attended or currently
attend.