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Brief Bio
Thomas Malewitz is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Ed.D.: Leadership Program at Spalding University. He taught for over a decade as a Catholic secondary educator and as an adjunct lecturer, in the fields of Education and Theology. He is a frequent presenter at local and national conferences in education, leadership, and on the writings of Thomas Merton.
In 2021, Tom received a first place book award from the Catholic Media Association for Authenticity, Passion, and Advocacy (Wipf & Stock, 2020). He is also a two-time recipient of Best in Section honors for academic papers presented at the College English Association national conference (2022 & 2024).
Tom is an active member and has served as a peer-reviewer for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the International Thomas Merton Society (ITMS). He is also a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA), College English Association (CEA), and The Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain & Ireland (TMS-GBI).
Recent Writings
book
co-editor & multiple chapters
book chapter
Truth and Reconciliation:
An Exploration of Leadership and Accountability within Divided Nations
and Cyclic Ideologies
(Pickwick, 2024)
ISBN: 9781666713510
book chapter
co-editor & multiple chapters
book chapter
There’s always room for a goon
in the life of the absurd
In Warren Zevon and Philosophy: Beyond Reptile Wisdom
(Carus Books, 2023)
ISBN: 9781637700280
book chapter
co-editor & multiple chapters
co-editor & multiple chapters
The order of the soul:
Leonard Cohen’s pneumatological vision.
In Walk the Line: Rock Music and the Christian Imagination
(New City Press, 2023)
ISBN: 9781565485686
co-editor & multiple chapters
co-editor & multiple chapters
co-editor & multiple chapters
T. Malewitz & A. Zoeller's (Eds.)
Hollywood or History? An Inquiry-Based Strategy for Using Film to Teach World Religions. (Information Age, 2023)