David Eller
is the coordinator for The Atheists and Freethinkers of Denver and a member of the Colorado Coalition of Reason.
Eller was born an atheist and has never seen any reason to change.
He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Boston University and teaches anthropology at Denver-area colleges.
His fieldwork concerned Australian Aboriginal religion, which gave him a unique perspective on religious diversity.
He is the author of numerous articles and essays in anthropology as well as atheism, including:
From Culture to Ethnicity to Conflict: An Anthropological Perspective on International Ethnic Conflict, (1999),
Violence and Culture: A Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Approach (2005),
Natural Atheism. (2004),
Introducing Anthropology of Religion: Culture to the Ultimate. (2007),
Atheism Advanced., American Atheist Press, Canford, NJ, ISBN 978-1-57884-002-1 (2008)
Dr. Eller is the former Colorado state director for American Atheists and former board member of the Colorado
Citizens for Science.
He is available for lectures and media interviews and may be contacted by email.