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Rev. Dr. Hughes Oliphant Old (1933–2016) was an American theologian and academic specializing in Reformed theology and worship. He earned a Bachelor of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Theology from the University of Neuchâtel. Old served in pastoral roles in Pennsylvania and Indiana, including ministry at...

Douglas W. Oldenburg (1935–2020) was a Presbyterian pastor, seminary president, and denominational leader who served as president of Columbia Theological Seminary and moderated the 210th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Educated at Davidson College, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, and Yale Divinity School, he also received multiple honorary...

Anthony Oleck is the VP Student Affairs Advisor, and a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Notre Dame, where he also completed his bachelor's and master's degrees. He is a historian of modern Catholicism and twentieth-century U.S. religious history, with a focus on Catholic institutions of higher education....

Ed Olfert is a liturgist, preacher, and lay leader in the Canadian Menonnite Church. (Source: mcab.ca)

Mary Oliver (1935-2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild. Her poetry is characterized by wonderment at the natural environment, vivid imagery, and unadorned...

Claudio Oliver is a pastor and the founder of a Christian community, Casa da Videira (House of the Vine). This collective of families is dedicated to "following the steps of Jesus," and their work in organic gardening, waste management, and fair trade is inspired by Jesus, the first Christians, and...

Fr. Bill Olnhausen is Pastor Emeritus of Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cedarburg, WI. He was raised Evangelical United Brethren, went Methodist, was an Episcopalian priest for 24 years, and now for 33 years has been an Orthodox priest. He blogs regularly on the intersection of Orthodox Faith and...

Ted Olsen is associate publisher and editorial director for media and trade books with InterVarsity Press. He was formerly executive editor at Christianity Today. (Source and photo: publishersweekly.com)

Dr. Dennis Olson retired as the Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology and Chair of the Biblical Studies Department at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a graduate of Luther Theological Seminary and Yale University. His academic interests are in literary approaches to Old Testament interpretation and Old Testament...

Rev. Dr. Katrina J. Olson is Visiting Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. She graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary and Vanderbilt University. Olson has extensive ministry experience, including...