Dr. Toby Coley

Associate Professor
College of Humanities and Sciences

tcoley@umhb.edu
Heard 114
UMHB Box 8008
(254) 295-4561
Curriculum Vitae (Résumé)

Toby F. Coley completed his Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing from Bowling Green State University (OH) in 2011 and teaches courses in Rhetoric and Composition, British Literature, Religion and Literature, Advanced Composition, Advanced Rhetoric, and Creative Writing at UMHB. He is editor of UMHB's longstanding literary journal, The Windhover and directs our biennial Windhover Writers' Festival. He conducts research on C.S. Lewis, rhetoric, and writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His publications have been featured in VII: The Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center, Rhetoric Review, Computers and Composition, Computers & Composition Online, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, and Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal. His book, Teaching with Digital Media in Writing Studies: An Exploration of Responsibilities was published in the fall of 2011 (Peter Lang Press). His creative work has been featured in the venues such as the Oberon Poetry Magazine, Ekstasis, North American Anglican, The Windhover, Black & White, and more.

Subjects Taught
Advanced Composition; Advanced Rhetoric; Creative Writing (Prose & Poetry); Rhetoric and Composition; Religion and Literature; Principles of Literature; British Literature 1 and 2
Degrees Earned
B.A., The College at Southeastern; M.A., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; Classes in theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary; working toward MFA at U of St. Thomas (Houston)
Research Interests
  • Creative Writing
    Composition and Rhetoric
  • Ethics and Writing
  • C.S. Lewis
  • Religion and Literature

Recent Publications

  • “Just Out of Reach (fireflies)” (poem).
  • Oberon Poetry Magazine. 2025.
  • “A Diagram of Love himself: Reading C.S. Lewis’s The Four Loves as Spiritual Practice.”
    VII: Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center (forthcoming 2024)
  • “Gods-eye view” (poem). Ekstasis. Autumn, 2024.
  • “Transposing Deity.” (poem). North American Anglican. Dec. 1, 2023. https://
    northamanglican.com/transposing-deity/
  • “Sacramental Ontology in That Hideous Strength.” VII: Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center (2020): 13-32.
  • “[Enlightened saints they call them]” (poetry). The Windhover. 22.1 (2018): 55.
  • "'The Weight of Glory': C.S. Lewis' Most Pathetic Sermon." Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal 9, 2015. 89-117.