Dr. Richard Liantonio
Sacristan and Director of Community Engagement
Sacristan and Director of Community Engagement
Richard Liantonio (He/Him) is Library and Title IX Coordinator and Equity Compliance Officer as well as Adjunct Professor of Hebrew Bible at Saint Paul School of Theology. He earned a PhD in Hebrew Bible at the University of Manchester (UK). He has a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Bible and Music from Houghton University, and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Nazarene Theological Seminary. His research focuses on a cognitive linguistic analysis of emotion and metaphor in the Psalms and ancient Near Eastern literature. He is a postulant for the priesthood in The Episcopal Church and has a broad background with over fifteen years of teaching and ministry experience in evangelical, charismatic, and liturgical religious settings. Richard is married to Jeff Stegner, a hospital chaplain, and is catdad to Harvey and Hadley.