Copts in Conversation

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michael Akladios, lecturer in Historical Studies at the University of Toronto and Social Sciences Instructor at Philopateer Christian College. He founded and directs Egypt Migrations, a Canadian non-profit focused on community outreach, archival preservation, and education. Through Egypt Migrations, Michael mentors young Egyptian professionals and has preserved extensive rec...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with archdeacon Mark Soliman, a prominent figure in the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles. Serving under the guidance of His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, Archdeacon Mark is deeply committed to his spiritual work and community engagement. He is well-known for his passion in engaging and connecting with young adults across the diocese and through the Coptic Clubs at various uni...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Peter Abdelmalak, who is, in his own words, a boringly average pediatrician, and who started a special kind of meeting at his local parish, and his journey into the world of the Church Fathers

Resources to help you get started:

Patrology by Johannes Quasten,

• Volume 1: https://a.co/d/6hA68Iq
• Volume 2: https://a.co/d/3e9Jt1J
• Volume 3: https://a.co/d/4nr94AU
• Volume 4: https://a.co/d/...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Peter Abdelmalak, who is, in his own words, a boringly average pediatrician, and who started a special kind of meeting at his local parish, and his journey into the world of the Church Fathers

Resources to help you get started:

Patrology by Johannes Quasten,

• Volume 1: https://a.co/d/6hA68Iq
• Volume 2: https://a.co/d/3e9Jt1J
• Volume 3: https://a.co/d/4nr94AU
• Volume 4: https://a.co/d/...

This episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Kirollos Kilada.

Kirollos Kilada is an artist based in Mississauga, ON, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Design (BDes) from OCAD University and is currently pursuing a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) in Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on Iconography, Sacred Space and Beauty within Coptic Orthodox Tradition.

Kirollos has ...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Kirollos Kilada is an artist based in Mississauga, ON, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Design (BDes) from OCAD University and is currently pursuing a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) in Orthodox Christian Studies at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on Iconography, Sacred Space and Beauty within Coptic Orthodox Tradition.

Kirollos has been commi...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Carol Markos, an aspiring socio-cultural anthropologist and hopes to contribute to the development of the social sciences in Coptic Studies.

Carol is a recent graduate of Migration and Diaspora Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, where she completed her Master’s thesis on the role of religious identity in the lives of Coptic youth in Mississauga, Ontario, which she also ca...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Karim Guirguis, currently a PhD student at Trinity College (as of Fall 2023), under the supervision of Dr. Jesse Billett, looking to produce an edition and liturgical theological study of the Euchologion of the White Monastery

Karim received his MTS from the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College, where his thesis about the formative telos of liturgy, under the supervisio...