Marshall Vian Summers
 Marshall Vian Summers born on January 28 1949 is an author and the founder of The Society for the New Message from God. His books include Steps to Knowledge: The Book of Inner Knowing (Winner of ForeWord Magazine's Spirituality Book of the Year) and Wisdom from the Greater Community: Volume II–How to Find Purpose Meaning and Direction in an Emerging World (Winner of the 1997 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal Award for Spirituality).