
Anthony Coleman , Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Administration
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Anthony Coleman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Administration
Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
Dr. Coleman brings more than 15 years of experience working in higher education as a teacher, administrator, and scholar. Having earned a B.A. in Theology at St. Anselm College, as well as an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology (with a minor in Historical Theology) at Boston College, he has taught theology at St. Joseph’s College of Maine, Anna Maria College (Worcester, MA), and St. Gregory’s University (Shawnee, OK), and has previously served as an Associate Program Director for St. Joseph’s College of Maine, Director of the Albany Campus for St. Bernard’s School of Theology & Ministry, and Director of the Theological Institute of Saint John’s Seminary (Boston, MA). In August 2026, he began his current role as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Administration at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, Seton Hall University.
Area of Specialization: Systematic and Historical Theology
Areas of Interest: Patristic and Medieval Theology; Ancient Greek and Latin Literature, Philosophy, and Religion; Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue; Dante Studies
Education
- Ph.D., Boston College, 2014
- M.A., Boston College, 2001
- B.A., Saint Anselm College, 1999
Scholarship
Articles
- “Deus Latebras Cordis Videt: Lactantius’ Understanding of Religion and the Interior Life.” Studia Patristica (forthcoming).
- “Secondhand News: Lactantius, Ennius, and the Transmission of Euhemerus.” Studia Patristica 127/24 (2021): 263-74.
Books
- Leisure and Labor: Essays on the Liberal Arts in Catholic Higher Education. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020
- Lactantius the Theologian: Lactantius and the Doctrine of Providence. Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics, vol. 68. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2017.

