Dallas Willard (1935–2013)

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1. Eugene H. Peterson

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2. Richard J. Foster

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3. Brian D. McLaren

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4. N. T. Wright

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5. John R. W. Stott

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6. Philip Yancey

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7. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

   Author of The Cost of Discipleship, Life Together

8. A. W. Tozer

   Author of The Pursuit of God, The Knowledge of the Holy

9. Henri J. M. Nouwen

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10. Donald Miller

    Author of Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What

11. James Bryan Smith

    Author of A Spiritual Formation Workbook - Revised edition: Small Group Resources for Nurturing Christian Growth, The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love With the God Jesus Knows (The Apprentice Series), Embracing the Love of God: The Path and Promise of Christian Life

12. Scot McKnight

    Author of The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others, The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible, Fasting

13. John Eldredge

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14. Brother Lawrence

    Author of The Practice of the Presence of God

15. J. I. Packer

    Author of Knowing God, Rediscovering Holiness

16. J. Oswald Sanders

    Author of Spiritual Leadership (Commitment To Spiritual Growth)

17. Michael Frost

    Author of The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21 Century Church, Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture, ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church

18. Brennan Manning

    Author of The Ragamuffin Gospel, Reflections for Ragamuffins: Daily Devotions from the Writings of Brennan Manning

19. Lesslie Newbigin

    Author of The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Truth and Authority in Modernity (Christian Mission and Modern Culture)

20. Rob Bell

    Author of Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith