Dale McGowan

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  • Dale McGowan is an atheist, author, and expert on raising ethical children without religion.

  • He wrote Parenting Beyond Belief and other books on secular parenting.

  • McGowan teaches workshops for nonreligious parents and founded the Foundation Beyond Belief.

  • Despite being an atheist, he married a Southern Baptist and has maintained a successful mixed-belief marriage for over two decades.

  • This experience inspired his book on secular/religious marriages.

  • McGowan holds degrees in anthropology and music, previously working as a music professor before becoming a writer.

  • He lives near Atlanta with his wife and three children.

Books by Dale McGowan