Margaret Freddoso

Biography

Margaret Blume Freddoso joined the CCCG as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She received her doctorate in theology from the University of Notre Dame with a focus on ancient and medieval theology, especially the thought of Thomas Aquinas.

With Dr. Gabrielle Girgis, Dr. Freddoso has developed a course called “Catholicism, Sex, Law, and Politics.” This “Catholicism and the Disciplines” course brings together perspectives from theology, philosophy, and political theory to propose a response that is both informed by the Catholic intellectual tradition, and grounded in natural law, to a set of central questions: What is sexual difference, how does it relate to human flourishing, and does the government have any reason or justification for getting involved in questions pertaining to sex?

Dr. Freddoso has taught as an adjunct professor in Notre Dame's Program of Liberal Studies and at the Augustine Institute, and she has worked for Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life. She received a masters in theology from the University of Notre Dame and attended Yale University, where she studied philosophy and literature. She is a co-founder and board member of St. Thomas More Academy.