As a young man, Josh McDowell was a skeptic of Christianity. However, while at Kellogg College in Michigan, he was challenged by a group of Christian students to intellectually examine the claims of Jesus Christ. Josh accepted the challenge and came face-to-face with the reality that Jesus was in fact the Son of God, who loved him enough to die for him. Josh committed his life to Christ, and for 50 years he has shared with the world both his testimony and the evidence that God is real and relevant to our everyday lives.
Josh received a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College and a master’s degree in theology from Talbot Theological Seminary in California. He has been on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ for almost 50 years.
Dottie McDowell has been married to Josh for over 40 years. She has written several children’s books with her husband, and she and Josh are enjoying their four adult children and eleven grandchildren as he continues to travel worldwide in his ministry. Dottie and Josh live in Southern California.