Rachel M. Coleman

Assistant Professor of Theology

Director of the Honors Program

(508) 767-7320 Founders Hall - Room 324

Rachel M. Coleman is an assistant professor of theology at Assumption University. In addition to her Ph.D., she holds a BA in philosophy and a BS in biology, and the concentration of her master’s is in biotechnology and ethics. Her main area of writing and research is metaphysics, though she also writes at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology, as well as occasionally about the relationship between Catholicism and feminism.

Education

BS in Biology and BA in philosophy from DeSales University.
Master’s in Theological Studies with a concentration in Biotechnology and Ethics from the John Paul II Institute at the Catholic University of America.
Ph.D. in Theology from the John Paul II Institute at the Catholic University of America.

Courses Taught

THE-100: Introduction to Theology
THE-200: Faith & Reason
THE-201: The Problem of God
THE-204: Catholicism Today
THE-253: Revelation: Ancient & Modern
THE-255: Creation & Ecology
THE-315: Theology & Science
THE-341: Moral Issues in Medicine
HON-299: Honors Roundtable
HON-300: Junior Honors Workshop