Coleman's writings focus on the importance of belief in addressing critical social issues. Coleman wrote about church responses to sexual violence in The Dinah Project: a Handbook for Congregational Response to Sexual Violence. In Making a Way Out of No Way: a Womanist Theology, Coleman discusses inter-religious responses to the joys and pains of black women's lives. She is the co-editor of the forthcoming Creating Women's Theologies: A Movement Engaging Process Thought and editor of the forthcoming Ain't I a Womanist Too?: Third Wave Womanist Religious Thought.

Because of her work with religion and justice, the interdenominational preaching magazine The African American Pulpit named Coleman one of the "Top 20 to Watch" - The New Generation of Leading Clergy: Preachers under 40. Coleman's articles have been published in a variety of publications including ESSENCE , The A. M. E. Review and The Women of Color Study Bible. Her academic writings can be found in journals such as Wesleyan Theological Journal , Soundings: an Interdisciplinary Journal and Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.

She blogs at Beautiful Mind Blog here.