Timothy K. Beal (born 1963) is a writer and scholar in the field of religious studies whose work explores matters of religion, media, and American culture, past and present. He is the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, and Director of h.lab at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Earlier he served as Interim Dean of the university’s College of Arts and Sciences (2019) and as Director (2003-07) and Associate Director (2002-03) of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities.