Thomas C. Oden | |
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| Born | Thomas Clark Oden October 21, 1931 |
| Died | December 8, 2016 (aged 85) |
| Spouse |
Edrita Pokorny (m. 1952) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Methodist) |
| Church | United Methodist Church |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | H. Richard Niebuhr |
| Influences | Will Herberg |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| School or tradition | Paleo-orthodoxy |
| Institutions | |
| Notable works | John Wesley's Teachings (2012–2014) |
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[citation needed] 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.[1]