Fritz Gerald M. Melodi

Senior Lecturer (Pastoral Care and Counseling)

  • Ateneo de Davao University (AB – Psychology, minor in Philosophy)
  • Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv)
  • Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary – (ThD)
  • Saint Louis University (Baguio) – (Ongoing – MSPsych – Clinical Psychology)

Fritz Melodi is currently a Senior Lecturer for Pastoral Care and facilitator in the Supervised Ministry Program. He is teaching courses in Pastoral Care including: Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling and Christian Spirituality. He is married to Joanna.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  • Melodi, Fritz Gerald M. Review: “The Bangsamoro Crucible: History and Struggles of the Bangsamoro People”. The Tambara Journal,  Ateneo de Davao University, Vol. 28, No. 1. (2011).
  • _______ & Joanna Zambrano. “Purihin ang Panginoon”. Ang Sinugo: Special Edition – Atong Dayaw: Harvested Liturgical Offerings. (2021): 67-71, 173, 187. 
  • _______. “Virgilio Enriquez and Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Dialogue: Discerning a Theology of Solidarity in Philippine Kapwa Culture”. Evangelical Review of Theology, 45, No. 3 (Aug. 2021): 268-278. 
  • _______. “The Beauty of Christ: Evangelicals and Clerical Wear”. Evangelical Review of Theology, 48, No. 2 (May. 2024): 177-189. 
  • _______. “Locating Filipino Pastoral Care Perspectives: Bahala Na, Ecclesiastes, and Psychological Flexibility”. Philippine Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 4 (2024): 59-74. 

Book Contribution

  • _______.”Saying Goodbye” in The Best of Dagmay II, eds. Johanna Lynn B Cruz, John Bengan, Dominique Gerald Cimafranca and Don Pagusara. Davao City: National Commission for Culture and the Arts & Ateneo de Davao University Publications, 2010.