61. Empowering Leaders for Secular Groups that Thrive, with Darrel Ray
“Most people want community, and yet these communities keep disappearing.”
Dr. Darrel Ray is a psychologist, author, and organizational leader who has spent decades helping individuals leave religious belief systems and supporting secular communities around the world. He founded Recovering from Religion and the Secular Therapy Project, wrote influential books such as The God Virus, and recently launched the Institute for Secular Leadership to strengthen secular and humanist organisations through better leadership practices
Register interest in the Secular Leadership Course here.
Dr. Ray's Organisations & Projects
- Recovering from Religion – international nonprofit supporting people leaving religion
- Secular Therapy Project – connects secular clients with vetted secular therapists
- Institute for Secular Leadership – newly launched leadership training for secular organisations
Books by Dr. Ray
- The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture – Darrel Ray (2009)
- Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality – Darrel Ray (2012)
- Teaming Up: Making the Transition to a Self-Directed, Team-Based Organization – Darrel W. Ray & Howard Bronstein
- The Performance Culture: Maximizing the Power of Teams – Darrel W. Ray & Howard Bronstein
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