List of Protestant authors
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List of Protestant authors is a list of authors who expressed Protestantism in their writing as a religion, culture, or identity. Authors who were Protestant, but rarely expressed this, should not be listed. The list will be divided by denomination.
Note: There is considerable debate on whether Anglicanism is Protestant or not. As it is often classed as a "middle way" between Protestant and Catholic Anglican authors will not be listed. There are different debates on other denominations and these will be dealt with when relevant.
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[edit] African American Protestants
This is a section of its own due to the history of African-American churches and literature. Many African American Protestant writers did or do belong to other denominations listed.
- Jupiter Hammon-African American poet whose first poem was "An Evening Thought. Salvation by Christ with Penitential Cries."
- Phyllis Wheatley-Poet
[edit] Anabaptists
- Petr Chelčický - Anabaptist and early Christian communist.
[edit] Baptists
- John Ankerberg-Pastor and writer
- John Bunyan-Converted in 1653, wrote The Pilgrim's Progress.
- Bob Cornuke-Writes about religion-related archaeology.
- Thomas Dixon-Author of The Clansman.
- David Jeremiah-(Baptist due to his church merging with the Southern Baptists)
- Bernard Ramm-Christian apologetics
[edit] Congregationalists
- John Adams (poet)-Religious worker whose poems speak of "flaming piety."
- William Ellis (author)-Missionary who wrote Madagascar Revisited.
- Thomas Binney-Congregationalist theologian and poet
- George MacDonald-Congregationalist pastor
- John Milton-Paradise Lost
- Marilynne Robinson-Gilead (novel), a 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner.
[edit] Lutherans
- Mikael Agricola-Founding figure in Finnish literature.
- Marva Dawn-Theological writing
- Garrison Keillor-Humorist
- John Warwick Montgomery-Christian apologetics
- Hallgrímur Pétursson-Priest, poet, and hymnodist
[edit] Methodists
- William F. Albright-Methodist archaeologist who writes on Bible archaeology.
- Edward Eggleston-Methodist minister and author.
- Arno Clemens Gaebelein-Methodist minister and writer.
- Phoebe Knapp-Methodist hymnwriter.
- Augustus Baldwin Longstreet-Methodist minister and humorist.
- William Williams Pantycelyn-Methodist hymnwriter.
[edit] Pentecostal
- K. V. Simon-Poet from India.
[edit] Presbyterians
- Pearl S. Buck-Her parents were missionaries, but she later left the religion.
- Johnny Hart-Cartoonist, on the Evangelical end of Presbyterianism.
- Emrys ap Iwan-Welsh Presbyterian minister who wrote for newspapers, etc.
- Robert Louis Stevenson-He wrote on religious matters at times.
- Andrew Young-Poet and botanical writer.(Later an Anglican priest)
[edit] Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland
- Horatius Bonar-A minister in the Free Church of Scotland and a poet.
- Henry Drummond-Free Church of Scotland writer.
- George Adam Smith-Books concerning the Bible.
[edit] Reformed Church
- Nicolaas Beets-Novelist and poet
- Corrie ten Boom-Memoirist
- Edward Tanjore Corwin-History writing
- James Isaac Good-History writing
- Andrew Murray-Religious and inspirational writing.
[edit] Science fiction and Fantasy
- Tim LaHaye-Left Behind books
- Stephen R. Lawhead-Baptist author known for the Pendragon Cycle.
- Mervyn Peake-Parents were missionaries
- Pat Robertson-Compton Crook First novel nominee[1]
- Joan Slonczewski-Quaker Still Forms on Foxfield explicitly involves Quakers.
[edit] Other
- Jakob Abbadie-Swiss writer
- Pierre Allix-French Protestant author.
- Nathan Lloyd Braun-Christian vegetarian/polygamist
- Alexander Campbell Cheyne-Scottish Ecclesiastical Historian
- Ralph Connor - Canadian clergyman and bestselling novelist.
- Ted Dekker-Bestselling novelist
- Arthur Charles Gook-Plymouth Brethren writer who settled in Iceland.
- Joshua Harris-Calvinist pastor and writer
- Benny Hinn-preacher and author.
- Jerry B. Jenkins-Left Behind books and Gil Thorp comics
- Jakob Jocz-Third generation Hebrew Christian.
- E.W. Kenyon
- Hal Lindsey-Conspiracy writing
- Josh McDowell-Christian writer.
- Ra'ouf Mus'ad-Protestant playwright of Coptic ancestry.
- J. Dwight Pentecost
- Legh Richmond-The Dairyman's Daughter
- Kenneth Taylor-Linked to Moody Bible Institute
- Ravi Zacharias-Evangelical writer from India.
