John Dehlin
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| Born | 1969 (age 47–48) Boise, Idaho, US |
| Alma mater |
Brigham Young University Utah State University (MS, PhD) |
| Occupation |
Faith crisis coach Clinical psychologist |
| Spouse(s) | Margi Weber Dehlin |
| Website | http://johndehlin.com/ |
John Parkinson Dehlin/dəˈlɪn/ is a psychologist, personal counselor, blogger, social activist, and scholar, who founded the Mormon Stories Podcast as well as several other Mormon-themed podcasts, blogs, and web sites was an influential early participant in the Mormon blogosphere, and blogs at Patheos.com. His research and clinical practice focus on the intersection of religion and mental health. He has advocated for the rights of skeptics in Mormonism, LGBT rights, equality for women, and other individual views outside mainstream Mormonism. He has published articles on anxiety disorders, the experiences of LGBT Latter-day Saints, and Mormon faith crises.
Born in Boise, Idaho and raised in Katy, Texas, he attended Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1993.
After graduation, Dehlin worked for five years in software and as a consultant for Bain & Company, Arthur Andersen, Citicorp, Heidrick & Struggles, and the LDS Church. He then worked at Microsoft for seven years in programs for developers, marketing, speech technologies, and product demos. Dehlin's brother, Joel Dehlin, also worked at Microsoft, and became the chief information officer of the LDS Church in 2004.
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