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Framed within the lens of Robert Greenleaf’s Servant Leadership model,Truth and Reconciliation examines and explores trends through global historical accounts and examples of diplomatic leadership surrounding the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions of South Africa and Canada, as a guide to approach America’s divided identity and racial tensions. 

“Through the example of leaders from the Canadian and South African Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, Thomas Malewitz illustrates that America can learn much from neighboring countries regarding a national response to historic racial injustices... This book offers a novel approach to discuss, explore, and create first steps to address deep-seated injustices in America.”  

—Jerry Abramson, former director, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (2014–17)

"This book is rich in its analysis of history and Scripture and perceptive in its diagnosis of contemporary challenges. Truth and Reconciliation is an exciting new resource for anyone looking to understand our present challenges and to make progress toward a better future." 

- David Golemboski, associate professor of government and international affairs, Augustana University

Foreword by: Thomas del Prete

Through scholarship and practice this book explores how the life and writings of Thomas Merton may serve as a guide and bridge for ministers of adolescents, and will offer some practical suggestions for minsters, educators, and parents on topics affecting contemporary adolescents, through the lens of Thomas Merton's life and writings.

"Dr. Malewitz includes Merton’s letters and communication with adolescents, which illustrate Merton’s ability to listen, enter into dialogue, and communicate an understanding of the true self always seeking God. This is a must-read for the minister who seeks to form well the adolescents entrusted to his or her care.” 

- Joseph E. Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville

"I sincerely believe that this is a book that could change the world one person at a time and will be of great value to anyone touched by the wisdom and vision contained within its pages." - T. Caldwell, Merton Annual 34 (2021), 242-245.

Co-editor: Adam Zoeller

This volume focuses on the use of film to assist in teaching topics related to Liberals Arts and Social Studies from comic based stories. Each lesson plan includes classroom ready activities that align with Core Principles of Media Literacy, three State standards, and the USCCB Curriculum Framework.

SECTION I: HISTORICAL PARALLELS. Total Warfare and Propaganda in World War II (Captain America, 2011); The Holocaust through Magneto's Eyes (X-Men: First Class, 2011); Protest as a Path to Change (V is for Vendetta, 2005); Experiences of Residential Schools (Secret Path, 2016)

SECTION II: EMPOWERING VOICES. Afrofuturism (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2022); Tulsa Race Massacre (HBO's Watchmen, 2019); The Makings of a Super Hero (Ms. Marvel, 2022); Teaching through an Anti-Nostalgia Lens (Paper Girls, 2022); A Youth Feminist Perspective on Death and Dying (I Kill Giants, 2017)

SECTION III: RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS. Kairos, Kant, and Kent (Man of Steel, 2013); The Fall and Redemption of Thor (Thor, 2011); Lost Paradises: The Silver Surfer and Milton (Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer, 2007); Medical Research Ethics and Laudato Sî (Sweet Tooth, 2021-2024)

SECTION IV: PSYCHOLOGY. Stages of Grief (WandaVision, 2021); Bullying and Trauma (Joker, 2019); Multiple Personalities/Personas (Moon Knight, 2022); Envy, the Enemy of Wonder (Wonder Woman: 1984, 2020)

SECTION V: SCIENCE AND BEYOND. Mindful Technology Usage (Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015); Science and Ethics of Radiation (The Incredible Hulk, 2008); The Many-Words Theory (Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)

Co-editor: Adam Zoeller

This volume focuses on the use of film to assist in teaching topics related to World Religions. Each lesson plan includes classroom ready activities that align with Core Principles of Media Literacy, three State standards, and the USCCB Curriculum Framework.

SECTION I: FAITH IN ACTION. The Body of Christ (Big Hero 6, 2014); Death and Resurrection (The Dark Knight Rises, 2012); The Hero’s Journey (Fellowship of the Ring, 2001); The Nature of the Ten Plagues the Egyptian gods (The Prince of Egypt, 1998/Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014)

SECTION II: HISTORICAL CONTEXTS. Catholic Social Teachings (ESPN: Brave in the Attempt, 2015); Telling the Untold Stories (Henri Dauman: Looking Up, 2020); Understanding the Effects of Residential Schools (Holy Angels, 2017); In the Face of Martyrdom (Silence, 2016)

SECTION III: RELIGIOUS FIGURES. Guidance on Non-violence (Gandhi, 1982); The Legacy of Authentic Discipleship (Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story, 2020); The Intersection of Civil Rights and Religion (Selma, 2014/Malcolm X, 1992); On Hospitality and Interreligious Dialogue (Of Gods and Men, 2010)

SECTION IV: RITUALS. The Relationship Between Music and Traditional African Religion (Calle 54, 2000); Exorcism, Healings, and Mercy (The Island, 2006); Exploring the Egyptian Book of the Dead (The Ten Commandments, 1956); Pilgrimage as a Devotion of Cultural Awareness and Personal Renewal (The Way, 2010)

SECTION V: WISDOM LITERATURE. Reconciliation (Admissions, 2011); Buddhism (Groundhog Day, 1993); Wisdom Literature (Thursday Appointment, 2019)

CH 1d Through the Eyes of a Child: Secret Path and Experiences of Residential Schools

CH 3d Medical Research Ethics and Laudato Sí: Exploring the Culture of Sweet Tooth. 

CH 4b The Killing Joke: Bullying and Unresolved Trauma in the Joker.  

CH 4d Envy, the Enemy of Wonder: Revisiting the Roots of Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984. 

In A. Zoeller & T. Malewitz's (Eds.) 

Hollywood or History?  An Inquiry Based  Approach for Using Comic Based Stories to Teach Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.  (Emerald, 2025)

CH 15: There’s always room for a goon in the life of the absurd

An exploration of the lyrics of Warren Zevon in the lens of the existential/philosophical writings of Albert Camus and Franz Kafka

In J. MacKinnon's (Ed.) Warren Zevon and Philosophy: Beyond Reptile Wisdom (Carus Publishing, 2023)

"Many of the seventeen essays are, to my mind, valuable for their examination of the philosophy of absurdism, death, or existence. Other memorable essays in this group include... Thomas Malewitz's "There's Always Room for a Goon in the Life of the Absurd" (175-84)." - J. Schlachter, Review of Warren Zevon and Philosophy: Beyond Reptile Wisdom. Teaching Philosophy 47.2, June 2024.

CH 4:  The order of the soul: Leonard Cohen’s pneumatological vision 

A theological reflection of Leonard Cohen's album The Future (1992) and the use of imagery of the Spirit throughout the album

In C. Raab's (Ed.)Walk the Line: Rock Music and the Christian Imagination (New City Press, 2023)

CH 1 Unity and Community: Big Hero 6 and Paul of Tarsus’s Vision of the Body of Christ 

CH 4 The Nature of the 10 Plagues Against Egypt and the Egyptian Gods

CH 7 Understanding the Effects of Residential Schools and Initial Steps of Reconciliation 

CH 8 In the Face of Martyrdom: Testing the Bedrock of Faith

CH 9 Guidance on Non-Violence: “Gandhi”, Living for Change Through Faith

CH 12 “Of Gods and Men”: On Hospitality and Interreligious Dialogue

CH 14 Exorcism, Healings, and Mercy: The Role of the Holy Fool and Prophet in The Island

CH 15 Exploring the Egyptian Book of the Dead: Weighing of the Heart Ceremony

CH 16 The Camino de Santiago: Pilgrimage as a Devotion of Cultural Awareness and Personal Renewal

CH 19 Wisdom Literature and the Power of the Poetic Word

In T. Malewitz & A. Zoeller's (Eds.) 

Hollywood or History? An Inquiry-Based Strategy for Using Film to Teach World Religions. (Information Age, 2023)

CH 14: No soy de aquí ni soy de allá: Using multiple methods to share stories that address the cultural diaspora of American Individualism for Latino students.

Using authors such as Helena Maria Viramontes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jorge Luis Borges, this chapter provides an understanding of how magical realism in Latino literature can be a conduit to understanding the natural harmony between humanity, creativity, and social change. 

In G. Liem & D. McInerney's (Eds.) Promoting Motivation and Learning in Contexts: Sociocultural Perspectives on Educational Interventions (Information Age Publishing, 2020)

"The contribution by Pacheco and Malewitz exemplifies culturally responsive teaching and uses Latino literature to address themes of isolationism immigrant students often face." - C. Samuelson, Review of Promoting motivation and learning in contexts:
Sociocultural perspectives on educational interventions by G. A. D. Liem & D. M. McInerney
(Eds.). Education Review 29, 2022.

 Co-author: Adam Zoeller 

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 

From the Mountain to the Cross: Revisiting 1968 through the prophetic words of King, Kennedy, Chavez and Merton. 

The Merton Annual 31, 56-66. 

Co-author: Beatriz Pacheco

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 

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