# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-c-oden
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:52:38.904Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-c-oden"
name: "Thomas C. Oden"
slug: "thomas-c-oden"
description: "Thomas Clark Oden (1931–2016) was an American Methodist theologian and religious author. He is often regarded as the father of the paleo-orthodox theological movement and is considered to be one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. He was Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University in New Jersey from 1980 until his retirement in 2004."
tagline: "American theologian (1931–2016)"
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birthDate: "1931-10-21"
deathDate: "2016-12-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump