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Originally Posted by OBW
The list was off the top of my head and was far from all. But these were either more notable, or more recent.
Charles (Chuck) Swindol ((might be 2 Ls) Frisco Bible Church, current or former
Dallas Theo Chancellor or something like that)
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Yes. Well known, very traditional.
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Randy Alcorn (Can't remember much of his creditials. But he has several well-known books out there.)
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He's one that picked up on our heavenly home actually being the new earth.
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Mark Driscoll (not a lot from this one and is recently somewhat controversial)
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I read his "Doctrine." An approachable mainstream evangelical theology study. Very well written.
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Rob Bell (of Velvet Elvis, and more recently Love Wins fame - or infamy)
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Yes, I read "Velvet Elvis," and browsed "Love Wins."
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Scot McKnight (Preacher, writer, college professor)
Brian McLaren (highly controversial. Read to discover the appeal and to decide where "Emergent" theology was going)
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The emergent church doesn't interest me much. But I think it is worth observing.
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Michael Spencer (preacher and orignal "Internet Monk" (he is not Catholic); only wrote one book - Mere Churchianity; died in 2011)
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Sad. He had a very popular blog. I disagreed with him once on it, and went after him (as you know I am wont to do) and he banned me from his site. lol.
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Phyllis Tickle (Magazine and book editor, and writer on Christian trends)
David Fitch (Seminary professor. Writes on postmodernism, post-Christendom (meaning the forms, not the essence of being Christian))
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Don't know these. I'll check them out. Thanks.