List affirms global spiritual contribution in 2017

Watkins Books includes Thomas Moore on its "Watkins’ Spiritual 100 List for 2017" at no. 42. It considers several factors when compiling the list.
Three main criteria are:
1) The person has to be alive as of January 1st, 2017;
2) The person has to have made a unique and spiritual contribution on a global scale;
3) The person is frequently searched online, appears in Nielsen Data, has a Wikipedia page, and is actively talked about throughout the Internet. ... "Ultimately, this list is meant to celebrate the positive influence of today’s spiritual teachers."

Barque coverage
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17 Apr 2015 "Moore's influence grows among spiritual leaders"
 8  Oct 2014 "Moore among most spiritually influential in 2014"