Dr. Richard Liantonio
​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.