DAN BARKER is co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A former minister and evangelist, Dan became a freethinker in 1983. His books, Just Pretend: A Freethought Book for Children and Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher To Atheist are published by the Foundation. His newest book, Free Will Explained: How Science and Philosophy Converge to Create a Beautiful Illusion, was published by Sterling Publishing in February 2018. His other books include GOD: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction (Foreword by Richard Dawkins) (Sterling 2016), Life Driven Purpose: How an Atheist Finds Meaning (Pitchstone Publishing 2015), The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God (Ulysses Press 2011) and his autobiographical book Godless: How An Evangelical Preacher Became One of America’s Leading Atheists (Ulysses 2008). His other two books for children are Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide For Young Skeptics (Prometheus Books, 1990) and Maybe Right, Maybe Wrong: A Guide for Young Children (Prometheus Books, 1992). A graduate of Azusa Pacific University with a degree in Religion, Dan now puts his knowledge of Christianity to effective freethought use. A professional pianist and composer, Dan performs freethought concerts and is featured in the Foundation’s musical cassettes, “My Thoughts Are Free,” “Reason’s Greetings,” “Dan Barker Salutes Freethought Then And Now,” a 2-CD album “Friendly Neighborhood Atheist,” and the CD “Beware of Dogma.” He joined the Foundation staff in 1987 and served as public relations director. He was first elected co-president in November 2004.

DAN BARKER is Freedom From Religion Foundation co-president and co-host of Freethought Radio and FFRF’s Freethought Matters (TV program, 2018—2025). A former minister and evangelist, Dan became a freethinker in 1983. His books, Just Pretend: A Freethought Book for Children and Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher To Atheist (1992), are published by FFRF. Other books include Godless (Ulysses Press, 2008), The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God (Pitchstone Publishing, 2011), Life Driven Purpose: How an Atheist Finds Meaning, Pitchstone Press (2015), GOD: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction (Sterling Publications, 2016), and Free Will Explained: How Science and Philosophy Converge to Create a Beautiful Illusion. (2018). His most recent book is “Contraduction” (2024). A graduate of Azusa Pacific University with a degree in religion, Dan now puts his knowledge of Christianity to effective freethought use. A professional pianist and composer, Dan performs freethought concerts and is featured in FFRF’s musical CDs, “Friendly Neighborhood Atheist,” “Beware of Dogma,” and “Adrift on a Star.” He joined FFRF’s staff in 1987, serving as public relations director. He first became co-president in November 2004, speaks widely and has engaged in more than 125 debates about religion. See Dan’s full bio…

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Madison WI  53701
(608) 256-8900

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