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A Directory of Authors
(Three NOT Recommended Lists)
Written and compiled by Chris Lawson
It is no secret these days that Christian bookstore and ministry resource databases are often jam-packed with so-called Christian resources that are actually promoting anything but biblical Christianity. Bookstore owners and ministry and church leaders may attempt to take special care to ensure that books and other resource materials are “in order,” but when a close look is taken, it becomes clear that the sale of spiritually unsafe material abounds. This is the primary reason for these three lists—to help warn and protect you, the reader, and to provide a quick reference guide.
Many of the authors listed here profess to follow or glean from “Jesus,” yet at the same time, whether knowingly or unknowingly, reject the biblical Jesus Christ by their assiduous promotion of dangerous unbiblical teachings. In fact, many of these authors teach the absolute antithesis (opposite) of the historic Christian faith.
Over the past twenty plus years, as a missionary, church planter, and pastor, I have spent thousands of hours researching, examining, and refuting cultic and occult practices. My purpose in doing so has been to help people escape occult influences, heretical doctrines both inside and outside the church, and the bondage of satanic genius that holds people captive by the powers of darkness.
The Christian literature marketplace has become utterly perilous in the 21st century. I never thought I would see the day when New Age, occult, eastern-style meditative practices, and all manner of aberrant teachings would become commonplace within the gates of today’s Christianity. What’s even worse is that much of this treacherous material is couched in Christian jargon and presented as spiritual paths to deepen and connect more intimately with God.
Considering these things, most of the authors listed in the first two lists profess to be Christian, while at the same time writing, recommending, and/or personally endorsing either outright or by proxy, heretical teachings and/or dangerous practices, which are contrary to sound biblical theology.
Jesus warned, “Take heed that no man deceive you” (Matthew 24:4, Mark 13:5; Luke 21:8). Paul the apostle warned, “Let no man deceive you by any means (2 Thessalonians 2:3). John, the apostle warned, “Little children [believers in Christ], let no man deceive you” (1 John 3:7). Every single New Testament book except one warns about some form of spiritual deception, false teaching, or false teachers. Should we not “take heed,” as God through His very Word has so clearly warned, especially as the days in which we live grow precariously evil?
There are many discerning believers who are deeply concerned over the apostasy taking place in today’s churches. These believers’ courage to stand firm and to “earnestly contend for the faith” (Jude 3) coupled with their love for the Lord Jesus Christ and His Word has been the motivation for this project.
This updated and expanded second edition contains many additional names since the first edition in 2013. I am sad to say that so many other names would qualify to be included, but that would take a book. My hope is that this booklet provides not just a reference but also a reminder to seriously consider the Bible’s exhortation to “not [be] conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2).
See list of “Scriptural Admonitions, Commands, and Warnings” at end.
#1—The New Spirituality in the Church
Each of the following authors professes to be Christian and/or uses biblical terminology in his or her writing, yet promotes at least one of the following serious false teachings: contemplative spirituality (i.e. Spiritual Formation), emergent/progressive spirituality, the seeker-friendly, church-growth movement (e.g., Willow Creek, Purpose Driven), ecumenism, universalism, necromancy, liberal theology, the so-called “social justice” movement/wokeism, and/or mystical practices such as Yoga/meditation.*
A
Abbott, David L.
Adams, James Rowe
Alexander, John
Allberry, Sam
Allen, Jennie
Allen, Tami
Allender, Dan
Allender, Scott
Amato, Nicholas
Anderson, Ray S.
Annunziato, Eve
Anyabwile, Thabiti
Arends, Carolyn
Arico, Carl J.
Armstrong, James
Armstrong, Karen
Artress, Lauren
B
Babbs, Liz
Baker, Jim (not Bakker)
Baker, Jonny
Bakker, Jamie/Jay
Balthasar, Hans Urs Von
Barnhart, Bruno
Barton, Ruth Haley
Bass, Diana Butler
Batterson, Mark
Bauman, Ward
Baxter, Mary
Bell, Derrick
Bell, Rob
Benner, David
Benner, Juliet
Bennett, Elisabeth
Bennison, John
Bentley, Todd
Bergan, Jacqueline S.
Berger, Steve
Bessey, Sarah
Bickle, Mike
Billy, Dennis J.
Bjorklund, Kurt
Blanchard, Ken
Blanton, P. Gregg
Bletzer, June G.
Boa, Kenneth
Bodo, Murray
Boggs, Meredith
Boland, Patrick
Bolger, Ryan K.
Bolz-Weber, Nadia
Boon, Brooke
Bordenkircher, Susan
Borg, Marcus J.
Bourgeault, Cynthia
Borst, Jim
Boyer, Lindsay
Boyett, Micha
Brewster, Jackie
Brinkmann, Susan
Bronsink, Troy
Brown, Matthew Stephen
Brueggemann, Walter
Bruteau, Beatrice
Buchanan, John M.
Bucko, Adam
Budziszewski, J.
Buford, Bob
Burke, Dan
Burke, Spencer
Burney, Claudia Mair
Burrows, Ruth
Butcher, Carmen
Butler, Sarah A.
C
Caine, Christine
Cairns, George F.
Calhoun, Adele Ahlberg
Calhoun, Doug
Caliguire, Mindy
Campbell, Joseph
Campolo, Bart
Campolo, Tony
Canfield, Jack
Card, Michael
Carroll, L. Patrick
Cartagena, Nathan
Casey, Michael
Chalke, Steve
Chalmers, Joseph
Chan, Francis
Chandler, Matt
Cicora, Julie
Chanequa, Walker
Chittister, Joan
Ciorra, Anthony
Claiborne, Shane
Clark, Thomas E.
Coe, John
Coffin, William Sloane
Collins, Jim
Collins, Nate
Coleman, Anthony
Colvin, Geoff
Comer, John Mark
Cone, Harvey
Constable, Janis
Coombs, Marie Theresa
Cooper, Dani
Crabb, Larry
Craig, William Lane
Cron, Ian Morgan
Crossan, John Dominic
Crowder, David
Crowder, John & Lily
Cruz, Joan C.
Cyzewski, Ed
D
Danaher, James P.
Darling, Mary Albert
Davis, Ellyn
Dedmon, Chad
Delio, Ilia
De La Torre, Miguel A.
De Mello, Anthony
De Waal, Esther
Demarest, Bruce
DeVries, Dirk
Dienstmann, Giovanni
Dillard, Annie
Donnely, Doris
Dotzier, Rachel
Dowd, Michael
Dykes, David R
Driscoll, Mark
Drury, Keith
Dudgeon, Sirena
Dyckman, Katherine Marie
Dyer, Tina L.
E
Ebert, Andreas
Eddy, Kim
Edwards, Gene
Edwards, Tilden
Egan, Harvey
Ellis, Elward
Enns, Peter
Epperly, Bruce
Escobar, Samuel
Eubanks, Jesse
Evans, Rachel Held
Ezell, Kevin
F
Fadling, Alan & Gem
Farley, Wendy
Farrell, Edward J.
Feinberg, Margaret
Felten, David
Finley, James
Fletcher, Joseph
Flinn, Amanda
Fitzpatrick-Hopler, Gail
Fleming, Dave
Flowers, Betty Sue
Ford, Darryl F.
Ford, Leighton
Fosdick, Harry Emerson
Foster, David
Foster, Nathan
Foster, Richard
Fox, George
Fox, Matthew
Frank, John R.
Franklin, Judy
Frederick, Thomas V.
Fredericks, Marla
French, David
Frenette, David
Frey, Kess
Friend, Howard E., Jr.
Funk, Mary Margaret
Furtick, Steve
G
Gallagher, Sharon
Galliard, James D.
Garner, Sharon
Garrison, Becky
Gaultiere, Bill & Kristi
Geering, Lloyd
Gibbs, Eddie
Giboney, Justin
Gire, Ken
Goleman, Daniel
Goll, James
Graham, Dom Alfred
Graybeal, Lynda L.
Greear, J.D.
Greenway, Adam
Greig, Pete
Griffin, Emilie
Griffith, Colleen
Griffiths, Allan Richard
Griffiths, Bede
Griswold, Frank T.
Groome, Thomas
Gru, Jean-Nicholas
Guenther, Margaret
Gungor
H
Haas, Peter Traban
Haggerty, Donald
Haight, Roger
Halbreich, Judy
Haliczer, Stephen
Hall, Cassidy
Hall, Christopher A.
Hall, Matt
Hall, Thelma
Halstead, Jackie L.
Hansen, Mark Victor
Hardin, Christa
Hardy, Richard P.
Harper, Lisa
Hatmaker, Jen
Hawkins, Rusty
Hayes, Mandy
Hayes, Marcus
Hays, Edward
Hazard, David
Healey, Charles
Heath, Elaine
Hedrick, Charles
Henry, Carl F.
Hermes, Kathryn J.
Heuertz, Christopher L.
Heuertz, Phileena
Higgins, Michelle
Hinn, Benny
Hick, John
Hill, Theon
Hilley, Joy
Hinson, Glenn E.
Hipps, Shane
Hirsch, Alan
Holmes, Barbara A.
Holmes, Emily
Hougen, Judith
Hudson, Trevor
Hughes, Robert D.
Humphreys, Carolyn
Hurnard, Hannah
Hunt, Anne
Hunter, Todd
Hybels, Bill
I
Iachetta, Stephanie
Issler, Klaus
J
Jalics, Franz
Jager, Willigis
Jelenek, Frank X.
Jenks, Gregory C.
Ji-Sun Kim, Grace
Johnson, Jan
Johnston, William
Jones, Alan
Jones, Laurie Beth
Jones, Tony
Julian, John
Jun, Alexander
K
Kaisch, Ken
Karnehm-Esh, Katie
Keating, Thomas
Keller, David G.R.
Keller, Timothy
Kelsey, Morton T.
Kent, Keri Wyatt
Kidd, Sue Monk
Kimball, Dan
King, Mike
King, Robert H.
Knabb, Joshua J.
Kraft, Robert A.
Kreeft, Peter
Kruger, C. Baxter
Kwon, Duke
L
Ladislaus, Boris
Laird, Martin
Lamott, Anne
Langille, Justin
Lanzetta, Beverly
Law, William
Lawson, Paul David
Leclercq, Jean
Leech, Kenneth
Lentz, Carl
Leonardini, Ray
Leonard-Fleckman, Mahri
Leonardini, Ray
Le Saux, Henri
Leucke, Richard
Lewis, Dhati
Lewis, Jacqui
Loughrige, Clare & Scott
Lyon, Jo Anne
M
Macfie, Tom
Mackie, Tim
Madigan, Shawn
Main, John
Maloney, George A.
Manning, Brennan
Martin, James
Martos, Joseph
Mason, Eric
Mattioli, Joseph
Matus, Thomas
May, Gerald G.
McColman, Carl
McCord, Beth & Jeff
McCracken, Brett
McEntyre, Marilyn
McGinn, Bernard
McGinn, Patricia Ferris
McIntosh, Mark A.
McKnight, Scot
McLaren, Brian
McLure, Joel
McManus, Erwin
Meninger, William
Merrill, Nan C.
Merritt, Jonathan
Meyers, Robin R.
Micah, Jory
Michael, Jennifer
Miller, Calvin
Miller, Donald
Mogabgab, John S.
Mohler, Albert
Monchanin, Jules
Moon, Gary
Moore, Beth
Moore, Brian P.
Moran, Michael T.
Moreland, J.P.
Morrison, Latasha
Morykon, Brian
Morganthaler, Sally
Mother Theresa
Mrozowski, Mary
Mulholland, Robert
Mundy, Linus
Muyskens, John David
N
Neiquist, Shauna
Nelson, Geoffrey G.
Nemeck, Francis Kelly
Newcomer, Carrie
Nilsen, Kai
Nogosek, Robert J.
Noll, Mark
Norris, Gunilla B.
Norris, Kathleen
Nouwen, Henri
O
O’Madagain, Murchadh
Oakes, Caroline
Olin, Suzanne
Ortberg, John
Osteen, Joel
Owens, L. Roger
P
Paasch, Hannah
Pagels, Elaine
Pagitt, Doug
Paintner, Christine Valters
Palmer, Parker
Palmer, Sean
Palmer, Tony
Paloma, Margaret M.
Parham, Richella
Patterson, Stephen J.
Pavlovitz, John
Peace, Richard
Peale, Norman Vincent
Pearson, Carlton D.
Pennington, Basil
Pepper, Howard
Peterson, Eric E.
Peterson, Eugene
Piper, John
Platt, David
Plumer, Fred
Pope Francis
(all popes)
Pouch, Grace P.
Procter-Murphy, Jeff
Q
Quinn, Brenda
R
Rakoczy, Susan
Reininger, Gustave
Rhodes, Tricia
Riess, Jana
Rietmann, Paul
Riggs, Anne K.
Robins, Abi
Robbins, Duffy
Robbins, Maggie
Rohr, Richard
Rolle, Richard
Roller, Julia L.
Rollins, Peter
Romney, Rodney
Rossini, Connie
Roxburgh, Alan
Ruether, Rosemary R.
Rupp, Joyce
Russell, A.J.
Russell, Brian D.
Ryan, Thomas
Ryle, James
S
Sampson, Will
Samson, Anne
Sanders, Bo C.
Sanford, Agnes
Sanguin, Bruce
Saux, Henri Le
Scandrette, Mark
Scazzero, Pete
Schuller, Robert
Schutz, Roger
Schwan, Marie
Sellner, Edward C.
Selmanovic, Samir
Senge, Peter
Sherrill, AJ
Shannon, William
Shirer, Priscilla
Shore, John
Sinetar, Marsha
Sittser, Gerald
Smith, Amos
Smith, Elizabeth
Smith, James Bryan
Southerland, Dan
Spangler, Ann
Spong, John Shelby
Sprinkle, Preston
Springer, Susan W.
St. Romain, Philip
Stabile, Suzanne
Stanley, Andy
Starr, Mirabai
Staton, Tyler
Steere, Douglas V.
Steindl-Rast, David
Strobel, Kyle
Sudworth, Phillip
Suso, Henry
Swallow Prior, Karen
Sweeney, Jon M.
Sweet, Leonard
Szabo, Lynn R.
T
Talbot, John Michael
Tan, Siang-Yang
Tasto, Maria
Tauler, Johann
Taylor, Barbara Brown
Taylor, Brian C.
Teague, David
Thibodeaux, Mark E.
Thomas, Gary
Thomas, Melinda Emily
Thompson, Marjorie
Thresher, Tom
Tiberghien, Susan
Tickle, Phyllis
Tisby, Jemar
Treece, Patricia
Tucker, Jennifer
Tuoti, Frank
TerKeurst, Lysa
Twiss, Richard
V
Vancil, Marilyn
Vaswig, William
Vaughan, Dave G.
Villodas, Rich
Vines, Matthew
Viola, Frank
Virkler, Mark
Volf, Miroslav
Voskamp, Ann
W
Wallis, Jim
Wakefield, James
Ward, Benedicta
Ward, Karen
Ward, Thomas R.
Warner, Katie
Warren, Rick
Webber, Nadia Bolz
Webber, Robert
Welch, John
Welton, Jonathan
Wilhoit, James C.
Willard, Dallas
Wilkes, Paul
Wilson, Todd
Wilson-Hartgrove, Jonathan
Windley-Daoust, Jerry
Winner, Lauren
Wink, Walter
Wolsey, Roger
Woodley, Randy
Woods, James E.
Wright, Jeremiah
Wright, Matthew
Wright, N.T.
Y
Yaconelli, Mark
Yaconelli, Mike
Yancey, Phillip
Yanni, Kathryn A.
Yarian, Karekin M.
Young, Sarah
Young, William Paul
Yungblut, John R.
Z
Zahnd, Brian
Zandee, Estee
Zeidler, Frank P.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. (Galatians 5:9)
#2—”Christian” and Non-Christian Mystics of the Past
Mystics from the past oftentimes favorably endorsed by Christian/Protestant authors today. In this section, the names are listed in alphabetical order by first name. This is because many of these ancient mystics are most known by their first names (e.g., Catherine of Siena).
Middle Ages (Medieval Times) and Renaissance
Angela of Foligno (1248-1309)
Anthony (St. Anthony the Great) (251-356)
Benedict of Nursia (480-547)
Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
Bernard of Clairvaux
(1090-1153)
Dominic (1170-1221)
Bonaventure (1217-1274)
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Desert Fathers, The (3rd century+)
Guigo II (aka: Guy)
(1114-c.1193)
Hadewijch of Antwerp
(13th century)
Henry Suso (1295-1366)
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
Hugh of Saint Victor (1096-1141)
Jacopone da Todi (1230-1306)
Johannes Tauler (d.1361)
(1300-1361)
John (Jan van) Ruysbroeck
(1293-1381)
John Scotus Eriugena (810-877)
Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Mechthild of Magdeburg
(1212-1297)
Meister Eckhart (1260-1327)
Richard of Saint Victor (d.1173)
Richard Rolle (1300-1341)
The Cloud of the Unknowing (anonymous, instruction in mysticism, 1375)
Theologia Germanica (anonymous, mystical treatise, late 14th century)
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Walter Hilton (1340-1396)
Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510)
Francis De Sales (1567-1622)
Renaissance, Reformation, and Counter-Reformation
Brother Lawrence (1614–1691)
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1822)
George Fox (1624–1691)
Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
Jakob Böhme (1575-1624)
John of the Cross (Juan de Yepes) (1542–1591)
Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663)
Madame Guyon (1647-1717)
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)
Theophane (The Monk) Boyd (1929-2003)
Theophan Zatvornik (the Recluse) (1815-1894)
William Law (1686–1761)
Modern Era (19th—20th Century)
Alexandrina Maria da Costa (1904–1955)
Bernadette Roberts (1931–2017)
Berthe Petit (1870–1943)
Carmela Carabelli (1910–1978)
Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916)
Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1963)
Domenico da Cese (1905-1978)
Edith Stein (1891-1942)
Elisabeth of the Trinity
(1880-1906)
Etty Hillesum (1914-1943)
Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)
Flower A. Newhouse (1909-1994)
Frank Laubach (1884–1970)
Frederick Buechner (1926-2022)
Henri Le Saux (Swami Abhishiktananda) (1910-1973)
Karl Rahner (1904-1984)
Lúcia Santos (1907-2005)
Maria Pierina de Micheli
(1890–1945)
Maria Valtorta (1898-1963)
Marie Lataste (1822–1899)
Marie Martha Chambon
(1841–1907)
Martin Buber (1868-1965)
Mary Conrow Coelho (1942—)
Mary Faustina Kowalska
(1905–1938)
Mary of Saint Peter (1816–1848)
Mary of the Divine Heart
(1863–1899)
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
(1887–1968)
Pierina Gilli (1911–1991)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
(1881- 1955)
Simone Weil (1909-1943)
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
Thomas Merton (1915–1968)
Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Thomas Raymond Sanford
(1893–1941)
#3—New Age Movement
Each of the following authors promotes one or more of the following: New Age/Eastern philosophy and/or meditation, New Thought religion, Quantum Spirituality, Kaballah, Sufism, Buddhism, and/or spiritistic influences.
A
Aaron, David
Adiswarananda, Swami
Aitken, Robert
Alexander, Eben
Amen, Daniel
Anand, Margot
Anderson, Joan Wester
Anderson, Keleah
Armstrong, Karen
Assagioli, Roberto
Au, Wilkie
B
Bailey, Alice
Baker-Fletcher, Karen
Ballard, Jim
Ban Breathnach, Sarah
Barnstone, Willis
Beattie, Melody
Berg, Michael
Besserman, Perle
Bestler, Emily
Beversluis, Joel D.
Blavatsky, Helena
Boon, Brooke
Boorstein, Sylvia
Bordenkircher, Susan
Borris, Dan
Borysenko, Joan
Boyce, Tillman
Bradshaw, John
Brandt, Beverly F.
Browne, Sylvia
Bryant, Christopher
Buck, Roland
Buri, Fritz
Burnham, Sophy
Burroughs, Kendra Crossen
Butterworth, Eric
Byrne, Lorna
Byrne, Rhonda
C
Calamari, Barbara
Cameron, Julia
Camp, Carole
Candolini, G.T.
Campbell, Peter A.
Cannon, Noreen
Capacchione, Lucia
Capra, Fritjof
Childs, Hal
Chilson, Richard
Chittick, William C.
Chodron, Pema
Chopra, Deepak
Choquette, Sonia
Christ, Carol P.
Clayton, Philip
Clemens, Nancy
Clifton, Chas
Cohen, Andrew
Cole-Whittaker, Terry
Conlon, James. A
Connell, Janice T.
Cooper, David E.
Cousin, Pierre Jean
Covey, Stephen R.
D
D’Arcy, Paula
Dalai Lama, The
Daley, Rosie
Dass, Ram
Déchanet, J.M.
De Michelis, Elizabeth
Dole, George F.
Doniger, Wendy
Dossey, Larry
Downey, Roma
Drosnin, Michael
Dueck, Alvin
Dyer, Wayne W.
E
Eadie, Betty
Easwaran, Eknath
Egeberg, Gary
Ehlers, Lesley
Eliade, Mircea
Elkins, Rita
Emonet, Pierre-Marie
Epstein, Perle
Evans, Cheryl
Wentz-Evans, W.Y.
F
Farnham, Timothy J.
Fay, Martha
Ferguson, Marilyn
Fischer, Norman
Ford-Grabowski, Mary
Fox, Emmet
Freeman, Laurence
Fried, Gregory
Fleming, Dave
G
Gach, Gary
Galdone, Paul
Gawain, Shakti
Gebara, Ivone
Geirsson, Heimer
Gilbert, Elizabeth
Goehring, James E.
Goldsmith, Joel S.
Goldwag, Arthur
Goleman, Daniel P.
Good, Deidre J.
Gordon, Jon
Gover, Tzivar
Gray, John
Green, Arthur
Gruagach, Ben
Guenon, Rene
H
Hamilton, Jeffrey D.
Hamma, Robert M.
Hammer, Olav
Hanh, Thich Nhat
Harman, Willis
Harley, Gail M.
Harris, Paul
Harvey, Andrew
Hawkins, David R.
Hay, Louise
Hays, Edward
Hecht, Richard
Heidegger, Martin
Heine, Steven
Hendricks, Gay
Herman, A.L.
Herrigel, Eugene
Hicks, Esther and Jerry
Hinton, David
Hite, Sheilaa
Hoffman, Lawrence A.
Holbrook, George
Hornung, Eri
Hubbard, Barbara Marx
Hulnick, Ron and Mary
Huxley, Aldous
Hyman, Mark
I
Idel, Moshe
Isherwood, Lisa
Ivker, Robert S.
J
Jackson, Carl T.
Jacobs, Alan
Jampolsky, Gerald
Janis, Sharon
Jaoudi, Maria
Jesseph, Joe R.
Jobarteh, Sona
Johnson, Ben
Jones, James William
Jones, John Miriam
Jordan, E. Bernard
Jubien, Michael
K
Kabat-Zinn, Jon
Kadowaki, Kakichi
Karma, Glin-Pa
Kaufman, Paul
Kautz, Richard A.
Keizan, Zen Master
Kelder, Peter
Kellert, Stephen R.
Kessler, David
King, Karen L.
Kirvan, John
Klostermaier, Klaus K.
Komjathy, Louis
Kraftsow, Gary
Krohn, Katherine
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
Kuhn, Christian
Kushner, Aryeh
Kushner, Lawrence
L
Lawrence, Ronald Melvin
Layton, Bentley
Lefebure, Leo
Leong, Kenneth S.
Levine, Stephen
Littlejohn, Scott C.
Lipton, Bruce
Loori, John Daido
Lopez, Donald S, Jr.
Louthan, Howard
Loya, Joseph A.
Loyd, Alex
Luby, Thia
Ludemann, Gerd
M
MacInnes, Elaine
Macqueen, Gailand
Maddocks, Fiona
Marshall, S. J.
Martin, Nancy
Mascaro, Juan
Matt, Daniel
McGinn, Benard
McMahon, Edwin M.
Metcalf, Franz
Meyer, Marvin
Momen, Moojan
Morgan, Peggy
Morrissey, Mary Manin
Mozumdar, K.
Muller, Wayne
Mundy, Jon
Myss, Carolyn
N
Newell, Philip J.
Nichols, Steve
Nietzsche, Friedrich
Northrup, Christiane
O
O’Donohue, John
O’Flatery, Wendy Doniger
Oliver, Harold H.
Olson, Diane C.
Ornish, Dean
Öz, Mehmet Cengiz, (Dr. Oz)
P
Palihawadana, Mahinda
Papus (Gérard Encausse)
Peck, M. Scott
Petulla, Joseph
Plante, Thomas G.
Po, Li
R
Ramer, Andrew
Rand, William Lee
Randazzo, Anthony, Fr.
Raub, John Jacob
Ray, Michael
Redfield, James
Ribner, Melinda
Richardson, Cheryl
Richardson, Jabez
Robbins, Anthony (Tony)
Roth, Nancy, L.
Roth, Ron
Rowling, J.K.
Rupp, Joyce
S
Sansone, Leslie
Scott, S.M.
Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman
Schucman, Helen
Seidman, Richard
Severance, John B.
Sharma, Arvind
Shaw, Beth
Sheldrake, Alfred Rupert
Siegel, Bernie, Dr.
Silverman, Krishna
Smart, Ninan
Smith, Huston
Smith, Peter
Song, Choan-Seng
Sosa, Ernest
Spangler, David
Sri Chinmoy
Star, Jonathan
Steiger, Brad
Steiner, Rudolph
Stephan, Danette
Storch, Walburga
Stryk, Lucien
Sturtevant, William C.
Sundararajan, K.R.
Sutphen, Dick
Swimme, Brian Thomas
Swami, Sri Purohit
Swedenborg, Emanuel
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Taylor, Jeremy
Taylor, Terry Lynn
Teasdale, Wayne
Templeton, John Marks
Thurman, Howard
Tice, Paul
Tide-Mark Press
Tolle, Eckhart
Tooker, Elisabeth
Tracy, Brian
Tsu, Lao (Lao Tsu)
Tucker, Mary Evelyn
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Ulanov, Ann Belford
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Van de Weyer, Robert
Van Inwagen, Peter
Vanzant, IyanlaVirtue, Doreen (Doreen became a Christian believer in 2017 and has renounced all aspects of the New Age and the occult.)
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Walters, Kerry
Watts, Alan
Walsch, Neale Donald
Walsh, Birell
Weiming, Tu
Weil, Andrew
Weiss, Brian
Wilber, Ken
Williams, Jacqueline A.
Williams, Raymond Brady
Williamson, Marianne
Wineman, Aryeh
Wines, Leslie
Whit, David Gordon
Wilkinson, Philip
Winfrey, Oprah
Wolf, Laibl
Wright, Dale S.
Wyatt, Thomas
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Yogananda, Paramahansa
Yoke, Ho Pen
Young, Serinity
Z
Zaleski, Carol
Zaleski, Philip
Zimmer, Heinrich
Zuercher, Suzanne
Zukav, Gary
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Scriptural Admonitions, Commands, and Warnings
Genesis 1:1-12:20
Exodus 19:1-20:26
Deuteronomy 13:1-18; 18:20-22
1 Samuel 28
Jeremiah 23
Ezekiel chapters 1-3 & 8-11
Daniel 1:8-21; 3:1-25
Zechariah 5:1-11
Matthew 7:1-5, 15-27; 23:1-39; 24:1-51
Mark 9:42-50; 13:1-37
Luke 9:23
John 17
Acts 8:9-25; 19:19-20
Romans 16:17-20
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
2 Corinthians 6:14-15; 11:1-4; 12-15
Galatians 1:6-10; 2:4-5
Ephesians 4:11-16; 5:11-12
Philippians 1:8-11; 4:17-21
Colossians 1:28-29; 2:8-9
1 Thessalonians 5:1-22
2 Thessalonians 1:3-2:16
1 Timothy 1:3-11;18-20; 4:1-11; 6:3-5:11-12, 20-21
2 Timothy 1:13-15; 2:1-7,14-26; 3:1-4:22
Titus 1:9-2:18; 3:9-10
Hebrews 5:12-14 and chapters 11 & 12
James 1:1-5:20
1 Peter 3:18-5:14
2 Peter 2:2-3:16
1 John 2:18-23; 4:1-6
2 John 1-13
3 John 9-12
Jude 1:1-25
Revelation 2:1-3:22; 11:1-14; 13:1-18; 17:1-20:15
**To learn about these spiritually dangerous movements, visit https://www.spiritualresearchnetwork.org (the website of Chris Lawson) and https://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com.
Related Video by Chris:
Chris Lawson – “Naming Names of False—Teachers, Prophets, Apostles, and Christs“
Kay Cude
Bill Johnson or Chris Vallotton of Bethel Redding listed!
Great work–thanks!!
Lighthouse Trails Editors
Chris Lawson is working on another booklet that will contain just the NAR/Word of Faith etc. names. It requires a booklet of its own.
Sheila
Why are not the “Health, Wealth and Prosperity” people listed on the list? Andrew Womack, Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyers, etc. This doesn’t make sense they aren’t on the list. I live in a town with one and they’ve brought so much destruction to our city. Please answer. Thanks!
Thomas
Thank you for having included the additions. We have to keep an eye on Doreen – it is too early to cross her out. She has gone into the other extreme, into Calvinism (see her video ‘Top Myths about Reformed Theology with Dr. Kim Riddlebarger’). Let us earnestly pray for her.
Angela
It’s a wonderful testament to God’s grace that at least one out of hundreds [of New Agers] has repented! God is merciful! May some of the others repent before meeting their Maker, also.
Henryk Kieltyka
Dlaczego na liście znajduje się McMahon z TBC ? (Why is TBC’s McMahon on the list?)
LTRP Reply: T.A. McMahon from The Berean Call is not on the list. The man’s name on the list is Edwin McMahon – no connection to TBC.
Lighthouse Trails Editors
Hello Jeanne,
Thank you for your inquiry. We decided to post our response to your question (as it was a good question) on the blog this afternoon: https://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/letter-to-the-editor-why-is-hannah-hurnard-on-the-directory-of-authors-list/.
'grandma' Jeanne
May I please know why some of these folks are on the list…like Hannah Hurnard. I’ve read her allegories and thought they were good. Has she other writings that you think belong on this list? It would be good somehow to know why they’re included…
I knew Ken Boa years ago and I guess now he’s gone off the trail with his wife Karen? So sad.
DMc
Which NT book does not have warning of deception?
Amy
Chris, thank you for doing this extremely hard work. This list brings me to tears and my heart physically aches at how many false teachings and teachers there are. There are so many people I know who have been sucked in. (I was one of them for years). Warning others of this is not easy but is so necessary and must be done. May God use this to save many out of deception.
God bless you!
T-Mac
Todd Wilson is another one I’m curious to know more on the issues, as I follow this guy in the homeschooling movement. Thank you!!
T-Mac
Susan Brinkmann – from the Brinkmann Adventures? Just curious what the false teaching are in her case? Would like to know as we have the audio cd’s and the kids like the stories. Thanks!
Lighthouse Trails Editors
JDV,
We are going to add Guigo II’s name in the Ancient Mystics section. Thank you.
Lighthouse Trails Editors
Chris is working on a similar booklet on NAR/Word of Faith, etc. Johnson will be there. However, he certainly falls within a number of categories in Section 1 of this book.
Sally
Didn’t see Bill Johnson from Bethel in Redding CA
Thank you this booklet. Lord Bless your work.
Lighthouse Trails Editors
Mike,
We do have and will continue to have much to say about Bill Gothard and his legalistic, controlling unbiblical teachings, but he does not exactly fall within the categories covered in this booklet.
Lighthouse Trails Editors
Thaddeus,
Doreen Virtue was one of the top selling New Age authors in today’s market, who was largely published by Hay House. After she became a believer, she tried to get her books off the market, but with publisher contracts that haven’t expired and with third-party sellers (many of which Amazon has), her materials are still available. I have been told that she takes no royalties from any of those sales. Plus, she has a notice on her Amazon author page that says: PLEASE NOTE: DOREEN IS NOT SELLING NEW AGE PRODUCTS! OTHER PEOPLE ARE SELLING THEM ON AMAZON, AGAINST DOREEN’S CLEAR REQUESTS TO STOP SELLING HER CARDS. PLEASE DON’T BUY DOREEN’S CARDS OR NEW AGE BOOKS! (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AQ06F8/about)
Thaddeus
Doreen Virtue, has been removed from this list, as she has become a Christian in 2017. Why is Amazon and other outlets selling her books?
Chris Lawson
To all commenting here,
Thank you very much for your kind comments listed here. Many more names could have been added to this updated booklet, however, space did not allow as it is simply a small booklet. A much longer list of names could easily go into the thousands. Also, several hundred more names will be included in a different publication under topics that are different than what is included in this newly Updated & Expanded 2nd Edition. Thank you again for your kind comments, we sincerely appreciate all of your encouraging notes.
Mike Lawrance
Why not list William Bill Gothard?
JDV
You may want to include a warning related to the writings of monk Guy / Guigo II, apparently portrayed by some as a key figure in establishing the “Lectio Divina“ practice.
Jane Sveska
Thank you Chris Lawson! As a church librarian, I find this list very useful and valuable.
Inez Aultman
Having read through to the end of this list, it did give me JOY to see a name struck through.
John
Incredible! Thank you so much. God bless Chris Lawson and Lighthouse Trails for the labor and love put into this.
terri abraham
this is very helpful . will share with my pastor and others. thankful for this.