James Redfield is an American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer. He is notable for his novel The Celestine Prophecy. In October 1997, Redfield was awarded the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate at the XXIII Pio Manzu International Conference in Rimini, Italy. In the spring of 2000, Redfield joined Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat For Humanity, as the only two recipients of Humanitarian of the Year honours from their alma mater, Auburn University.