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| − | '''James Dobson''' (born 1936) is a psychologist and writer best known for | + | '''James Dobson''' (born 1936) is a psychologist and writer best known for founding the nonprofit organization [[Focus on the Family]], which promotes [[Fundamentalist]] Christian values within the context of the American family and also serves as a vehicle for providing information on [[psychology]] to Christians. He is now retired with the title of "chairman emeritus." |
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| + | He received his doctorate in psychology from the [[USC|University of Southern California]] in 1967. He has published several books<ref>[http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n79-70038 his worldcat identity]</ref> he is not an ordained minister. | ||
Dobson has sharply criticzed the [[Harry Potter]] books: | Dobson has sharply criticzed the [[Harry Potter]] books: | ||
Revision as of 08:01, September 30, 2009
James Dobson (born 1936) is a psychologist and writer best known for founding the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, which promotes Fundamentalist Christian values within the context of the American family and also serves as a vehicle for providing information on psychology to Christians. He is now retired with the title of "chairman emeritus."
He received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Southern California in 1967. He has published several books[1] he is not an ordained minister.
Dobson has sharply criticzed the Harry Potter books:
- "Magical characters — witches, wizards, ghosts, goblins, werewolves, poltergeists and so on — fill the Harry Potter stories, and given the trend toward witchcraft and New Age ideology in the larger culture, it's difficult to ignore the effects such stories (albeit imaginary) might have on young, impressionable minds."[2]
references
- ↑ his worldcat identity
- ↑ Dr. Dobson: 'What I Think About Harry Potter'" online