Margaret M. Turek, S.T.D.

BIO

Dr. Margaret Turek is Department Chair and Professor of Dogmatic Theology. Educated at the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology (Berkeley, CA) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), she is a former professor of Theology at the University of Dallas. Before undertaking graduate studies in Theology, she received spiritual formation as a Carmelite for six years. Her teaching and writing interests include Trinitarian Theology, Theologies of the Cross, the re-integration of Dogmatic and Spiritual Theology, and evangelization through literature and film. She serves on the Editorial Board of Communio: International Catholic Review and the Advisory Board of The New Ressourcement Journal of Theology and Philosophy.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Atonement: Soundings in Biblical, Trinitarian, and Spiritual Theology. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2022.

“The Metaphor of the Triad of Dramatic Creativity: A Primer on Balthasar’s Theodramatic Approach to the Trinity,” The New Ressourcement Journal of Theology and Philosophy 3, No. 2 (Summer 2026): 130-68.

“What Difference Does the Trinity Make in Christian Prayer?,” Church Life Journal: A Journal of the McGrath Institute of Church Life, University of Notre Dame (March 4 2024). ‘

“Is God still Father if the Son is Atonement (1 Jn 2:2)?,” book chapter in The Mystery of the Atonement. Humanum Academic Press/CUA Press, 2025.

“‘In this way the love of God was revealed’ (1 Jn 4:9): Atonement as a ‘Patrogenetic’ Process: Part 2: The New Testament,” Communio: International Catholic Review (Summer, 2020). 399-440.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INTERVIEWS

“‘He Emptied Himself’ (Phil 2:7): Almsgiving and Atonement,” a conference addressed to the leaders of the Word on Fire Institute, April 9, 2026.

“Atonement as a Patrogenetic Process,” Annual Fall Academic Lecture, St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, CA , November 4, 2025.

“The Truth about the Atonement,” a 60-minute interview with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, on EWTN Live, April 24, 2024.

“Genesis 22:1–19,” The Bible Timeline Show YouTube Channel, hosted by Jeff Cavins, Spring 2024.

“Atonement: the Transforming Power of Suffering Love” a paper delivered at the theological conference, “The Mystery of Atonement: ‘We Preach Christ Crucified’ (1 Cor 1:23),” at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park, CA, November 19, 2022.