In existographies, Dale McGowan (1963-) (CR:6) is an American atheism advocate noted for []
Overview
In the early 2000s, McGowan was gaining notoriety in the raising kids without religion blogosphere, to those including to Deborah Mitchell.
In 2005, McGowan floated the idea of a book on nonreligious parenting to his agent who floated the idea to various publishers; most replied that “there is no market for it” per the reasoning: “if there were a market, there would already be books for it.” [1]
In 2007, McGowan edited Parenting Beyond Belief, which includes a foreword by Michael Shermer, and contributions from: Richard Dawkins, Penn Jillette, and Julia Sweeney, among others. [2]
In 2013, McGowan, in his Atheism for Dummies, discusses atheism terminology, such as implicit atheism vs explicit atheism. [3]
In 2016, McGowan was a consultant to Harvard’s atheist Sunday school stylized “Big Questions Lab”.
Education
In 1986, McGowan completed a BA in music and anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, then studied film scoring at UCLA, then completed his MA in instrumental conducting at Cal State Northridge in 1991, then completed his PhD in composition at the University of Minnesota, and from 1991 to 2006 was an associate professor of music at St. Catherine University. [4]
References
1. Mitchell, Deborah. (2014). Growing Up Godless: a Parent’s Guide to Raising Kids Without Religion (foreword: Dale McGowan). Sterling Publishing.
2. McGowan, Dale. (2007). Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion. AMACOM.
3. McGowan, Dale. (2013). Atheism for Dummies (implicit vs explicit, pgs. 20-22). John Wiley & Sons.
4. Dale McGowan (about) – DaleMcGowan.com.
External links
● Dale McGowan – Wikipedia.
