Ted Kluck is the author of many books, on topics ranging from Mike Tyson to the Emergent Church. Both “Why We’re Not Emergen”t and “Why We Love the Church” (with Kevin DeYoung) won Christianity Today Book of the Year awards, and “Paper Tiger: One Athlete’s Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football” won a Michigan Notable Book award in 2008. His work has also appeared in ESPN the Magazine and Christianity Today.

Ted has played professional indoor football, coached high school football, trained as a professional wrestler, served as a missionary, and taught writing courses at the college level. He lives in Grand Ledge, MI with his wife Kristin and sons Tristan and Maxim.