This list of Protestant authors presents a group of authors who have expressed membership in a Protestant denominational church or adherence to spiritual beliefs which are in alignment with Protestantism as a religion, culture, or identity. The list does not include authors who, while considered or thought to be Protestant in faith, have rarely expressed or declared their affiliation in a public forum. Criteria for inclusion on the list are those authors that have received worldwide recognition for their contributions in religious literature. Areas of specialty and denominations are added according to consensus, as needed. Current specialties include the following: The list of authors is categorized according to denomination. Anabaptist Petr Chelčický (born c. 1390–died c. 1460) – 15th century political leader from Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) Alliance Ravi Zacharias – evangelical writer from India Anglican C.S. Lewis – author of Mere Christianity Diana Butler Bass – author and church historian Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626) – English bishop and scholar, who oversaw the translation of the King James Version of the Bible Legh Richmond – The Dairyman's Daughter Maria Francesca Rossetti – author and nun James Madison (1751–1836) – fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), the “Father of the Constitution” and the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights Jakob Abbadie – Swiss writer Jakob Jocz – third generation Hebrew Christian Jupiter Hammon (1711–died c. 1806) – former slave and poet from New York Peter Heylin or Heylyn (1599–1662) – English clergyman and author of many polemical, historical, political and theological tracts Samuel Butler (1613–1680) – author of the religious and political satire Hudibras Baptist John Ankerberg (born 1945) – apologist from Chicago, Illinois Alfred James Broomhall Benjamin Broomhall (1829–1911) – missionary and administrator of the China Inland Mission from Bayswater, London Marshall Broomhall John Bunyan (1628–1688) – allegorical author of The Pilgrim's Progress from London, England Alice Blanchard Coleman (1858-1936) – missionary society leader; author of periodical religious literature Bob Cornuke (born 1951) – biblical archeologist from Colorado Springs, Colorado Martha Foster Crawford – writer and missionary Thomas Dixon (1864–1946) – novelist, playwright, state legislator, and author of The Clansman from North Carolina John Gill (1697–1771) – biblical scholar and expository author from Horsleydown, Southwark, England Billy Graham (1918–2018) – radio, television, and crusade evangelist from Charlotte, North Carolina Marilla Baker Ingalls (1828–1902) – missionary to Burma David Jeremiah (born 1941) – radio and