Thomas Malewitz, Ph.D.

About Thomas

Thomas Malewitz is an assistant professor in the College of Education and director of the Ed.D.: Leadership Program at Spalding University. He earned a B.A. with majors in Mathematics and Philosophy from Eastern Michigan University, a B.Phil. from Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and an M.T.S. in Pastoral Ministry and Graduate Certificate in Scripture from St. Meinrad School of Theology. He earned his Ph.D. in Education and Social Change from Bellarmine University, where his dissertation was awarded the Drs. Robert and Kathleen Cooter Social Justice Advocate Award. Dr. Malewitz has experience as a secondary teacher in Catholic education and a lecturer at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the fields of Education and Theology. Dr. Malewitz has published over a dozen book chapters on topics in Education, Philosophy, and Theology, Catholic secondary textbook rubrics and assessments for Ave Maria Press, and has peer-reviewed articles published in The Journal of Catholic Education, The Merton Annual, Merton Seasonal, and the National Catholic Education Association’s Momentum. Dr. Malewitz is a member of the American Educational Research Association, Catholic Theological Society of America, College English Association, International Thomas Merton Society, and the Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

Publications

• Books
• - Truth and Reconciliation: An Exploration of Leadership and Accountability within Divided Nations and Cyclic Ideologies (Pickwick, 2024)
• - Authenticity, Passion, and Advocacy: Approaching Adolescent Spirituality from the Life and Wisdom of Thomas Merton (Wipf & Stock, 2020)
• Co-edited Volumes
• - Hollywood or History? An Inquiry Based Approach for Using Comic Based Stories to Teach Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (Emerald, 2025)
• - Hollywood or History? An Inquiry-Based Strategy for Using Film to Teach World Religions (Information Age, 2023)
• Journals
• - Zoeller, A., & Malewitz, T. (2019). Tolkien’s allegory: Using Peter Jackson’s vision of fellowship to illuminate male adolescent Catholic education. Journal of Catholic Education 22(1), 66-83. DOI:10.15365/joce.2201042019
• - Malewitz, T. (2018). From the Mountain to the Cross: Revisiting 1968 through the prophetic words of King, Kennedy, Chavez and Merton. The Merton Annual 31, 56-66.
• - Malewitz, T., & Pacheco, B. (2016). Living solidarity: Helping students with learning differences develop dignity for all humanity. Journal of Catholic Education 20(1), 324-332. DOI:10.15365/joce.2001162016
• - Malewitz, T. (2013). Who am I? Why am I here? Revisiting Renewing the Vision and contemporary challenges of Catholic adolescents – with possible solutions. Momentum XLIV(4), 23-25.

Honors & Affiliations

• Honors
• - 2024 - Best in Section from the Merton Studies Forum: Thomas Merton: Transformation in Life and Text, 53rd College English Association Conference, Atlanta, GA
• - 2022 - Best in Section from the CEA President Forum's: Justice Rhetoric through Time and Place, 51st College English Association Conference, Birmingham, AL
• - 2021 - First Place Book Award: Pastoral Ministry – Youth & Young Adult, Catholic Media Association for Authenticity, Passion, and Advocacy: Approaching Adolescent Spirituality from the Life and Wisdom of Thomas Merton.
• - 2019 - Drs. Robert and Kathleen Cooter Social Justice Advocate Dissertation Award, Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education, Bellarmine University
• - 2016 - Religious Educational Excellence Award, Archdiocese of Louisville, KY