Doctor james dobson biography

Evangelical Christian psychologist, author, and radio broadcaster

For other people named James Dobson, see James Dobson (disambiguation).

James Clayton Dobson Jr.^[a] (born April 21, 1936) is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family (FotF), which he led from 1977 until 2010.

In the 1980s, he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesmen for conservative social positions in American public life.^[1] Although never an ordained minister, he was called "the nation's most influential evangelical leader" by The New York Times while Slate portrayed him as a successor to evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.^[2][3][4]

As part of his former role in the organization he produced the daily radio program Focus on the Family, which the organization has said was broadcast in more than a dozen languages and on over 7,000 stations worldwide, and reportedly