Stewart Clem, PhD
Assistant Professor of Moral Theology
Director, Ashley-O'Rourke Center for Health Ministry Leadership
clem@ai.edu
314-256-8875
Education
PhD, University of Notre Dame
MDiv, Duke University
MA, Oklahoma State University
BA, Oklahoma State University
About
Dr. Clem's research interests include the thought of Thomas Aquinas, virtue ethics, the natural law tradition, health care ethics, Kantian ethics, and the intersection of religion and morality. Before joining the faculty at Aquinas Institute, he was Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University. He is a priest in The Episcopal Church.
Selected Courses
- The Summa of Aquinas: Human Person & Society
- The Summa of Aquinas: God & Creation
- Justice and Catholic Social Teaching
- Ethics of Human Sexuality
- Foundations of Catholic Morality
- Contemporary Issues in Health Care Ethics
Selected Publications
Books:
Lying and Truthfulness: A Thomistic Perspective (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming)
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
"The End of Religious Ethics: Can Ethics Be Christian in the 21st Century?" Journal of Religious Ethics (forthcoming)
”Pain Management, Theological Ethics, and the Problem of Redemptive Suffering: A Thomistic Analysis,” The Thomist (forthcoming)
"The Epistemic Relevance of the Virtue of Justice," Philosophia, Vol. 41, No. 2 (June 2013) 301-311.