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Ted Olsen is associate publisher and editorial director for media and trade books at IVP. He is also the former executive editor of Christianity Today and author of Christianity and the Celts.

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Average rating: 4.0 · 237 ratings · 33 reviews · 4 distinct works

	131 Christians Everyone Should Know by J.I. Packer, Christian History Magazine Editorial Staff, Mark Galli (Editor) 3.98 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christianity and the Celts 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Expansion of Christianity - Christianity and the Celts by Ted Olsen (Goodreads Author), Ted Olsen (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El cristianismo y los celtas 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Great Expectations

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Ted made a comment on Daniel Silliman’s review of The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks " Felt the same way reading the Celtic monks when I was researching my book. "Pious athleticism" is a good way of putting it. ...more "
Jan 21, 2026 08:17AM · see review
Ted liked Daniel Silliman's review of The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks: "Not sure how to evaluate this collection and how well it represents the early monastic tradition, but I found most of the spirituality here pretty focused on human effort. Kind of just pious athleticism. "
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Ted liked Catherine McNiel's review of Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for All of Life:
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Ted liked Beth’s status update Beth finished reading Frommer's Costa Rica (Complete Guide)
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Ted and 2 other people liked Catherine McNiel's review of Religion in the Lands That Became America: A New History: "This book is FANTASTIC. It is really, really long. If you have any questions about how faith in America found itself in such a complicated place, read this."
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Ted made a comment on Kate Tracy’s review of Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s " Nice! I liked it, too, but then again I also grew up awkward in the '80s. ...more "
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