--- title: "New Director of Research · St Cyril’s" url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/new-director-of-research description: "St Cyril’s is thrilled to welcome to our team Dr. Samuel Kaldas who will come on board as the Director of Research & Community Engagement. Beyond his…" --- 1. [Home](https://stcyrils.edu.au/) 2. [News](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news) # New Director of Research 27 September 2019 ![New Director of Research](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9W0SK72H9QE8TX1DHTD6.jpg&w=1180&h=836&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) St Cyril’s is thrilled to welcome to our team Dr. Samuel Kaldas who will come on board as the Director of Research & Community Engagement. Beyond his current teaching on the “Wisdom & Thought of the Desert Fathers,” Samuel will develop research areas within St Cyril’s on contemporary Coptic Orthodox thought, as well as building bridges between academic research and the community. He has completed a BA majoring in philosophy and ancient history, with an Honours thesis on the moral psychology of early modern philosopher of religion Ralph Cudworth, who was also the subject of PhD. His research interests range over a wide set of questions about the interface between Orthodox theology and philosophy (both ancient and modern), including questions about religious knowledge, the existence of God, the problem of evil, philosophy of education and the philosophy of liturgy. He also has an enduring research interest in the culture and theology of “service” in 20th century Coptic thought, particularly in figures like St Habib Girgis, Fr Bishoy Kamel and Fr Yousef Asaad. He is the translator of Bishop Epiphanius, _So Great a Salvation: Biblical Meditations of a Contemporary Desert Father_ (Cairo: St Macarius Press, 2019). We look forward to the passion and energy that he will bring to St Cyril’s! ## More from the College * [2 September 2026Unveiling Paul](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/unveiling-paul) * [14 August 2026Sacred Hospitality with Fr Stephen Muse, PhD](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/sacred-hospitality-with-fr-stephen-muse-phd) * [9 June 2026Enrolments for Semester 2 are now open!](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/enrolments-for-semester-2-are-now-open-2) --- St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College · 6/252–254 West Street, Carlton NSW 2218, Australia · +61 2 9546 6411 · registrar@stcyrils.edu.au Site guide for AI agents: https://stcyrils.edu.au/llms.txt