Affiliate Professor of Moral Theology
PhD, University of Notre Dame
MDiv, Duke University
MA, Oklahoma State University
BA, Oklahoma State University
Fr. Clem is Associate Professor of Moral Theology and Sr. Maureen McGuire Chair of Health Care Mission at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. His research and writing addresses topics in Thomistic moral theology, Scripture and ethics, the Anglican theological tradition, and the intersection of religion and morality.
Fr. Clem is the author of Lying and Truthfulness: A Thomistic Perspective and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He is a regular contributor to The Living Church and its online journal, Covenant.
A priest in the Episcopal Church, he has served in ordained parish ministry since 2012. He is currently Priest Associate and Theologian-in-Residence at The Church of St. Michael & St. George. Beyond the walls of the parish, Fr. Clem serves the Anglican Communion and the broader church in several capacities. He is a member of the Anglican – Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC), a fellow of The Living Church Foundation, a fellow of the Episcopal Church Foundation, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Anglican Theological Review.
He lives in St. Louis with his wife, Molly, their four daughters, and a flock of chickens.
