Very Rev. Dr. Antonios Kaldas

Lecturer in Philosophy

EDUCATION:

MBBS, University of Sydney
Grad Dip (Philosophy), Macquarie University
MRes (Philosophy), Macquarie University
PhD (Philosophy), Macquarie University

Very Rev. Dr. Antonios Kaldas has served as parish priest of Archangel Michael and St. Bishoy Coptic Orthodox Church in Mount Druitt, Sydney, Australia, since 1991. He was previously a medical doctor, has been heavily involved in the spiritual education of children and youth. He is an active researcher in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science, lectures in Apologetics and Philosophy at St. Cyril‘s Coptic Orthodox Theological College in Sydney, and has recently authored Two Become One: An Orthodox Guide to Engagement and Marriage (2017), Ancient Faith Publishing. He is married with two children and a number of pets.

RESEARCH & SUPERVISION INTERESTS:

Greek Philosophy; Philosophy in the Islamic World; Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Christian Apologetics

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

This Great Mystery of Life: An Introduction to the Coptic Orthodox Church. St Shenouda Press, 2022.

“Attention: A Descriptive Taxonomy.” History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 44, no. 63 (2022).

Two Become One (co-authored with Ireni Attia). Ancient Faith Publishing, 2018.