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Strobel was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He received a journalism degree from ] and a Master of Studies in Law degree from ],<ref name="zonUA">{{cite web|title=The Unexpected Adventure|url=http://theunexpectedadventure.com/index.php?option=com_page&key=Lee%20Strobel|website=Zondervan Publishers|accessdate=2011-11-14|language=en}}</ref> becoming a journalist for the '']'' and other newspapers for 14 years. In 1980, the UPI Illinois Editors Association newspaper award program gave him a first place for public service (the Len H. Small Memorial award) for his coverage of the ] crash trial of Ford Motor in Winamac, Indiana.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|title=Tribune wins 21 awards in UPI contest|work=Chicago Tribune|date=16 May 1980|page=5|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/170148234?accountid=14026 }}</ref><ref name="tribune2">{{cite news|title=Tribune Reporter Honored|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/170211586?accountid=14026|accessdate=11 April 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|date=8 June 1980|page=b12}}</ref> Strobel was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He received a journalism degree from ] and a Master of Studies in Law degree from ],<ref name="zonUA">{{cite web|title=The Unexpected Adventure|url=http://theunexpectedadventure.com/index.php?option=com_page&key=Lee%20Strobel|website=Zondervan Publishers|accessdate=2011-11-14|language=en}}</ref> becoming a journalist for the '']'' and other newspapers for 14 years. In 1980, the UPI Illinois Editors Association newspaper award program gave him a first place for public service (the Len H. Small Memorial award) for his coverage of the ] crash trial of Ford Motor in Winamac, Indiana.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|title=Tribune wins 21 awards in UPI contest|work=Chicago Tribune|date=16 May 1980|page=5|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/170148234?accountid=14026 }}</ref><ref name="tribune2">{{cite news|title=Tribune Reporter Honored|url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/170211586?accountid=14026|accessdate=11 April 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|date=8 June 1980|page=b12}}</ref>


Strobel was an ] when he began investigating the Biblical claims about ] after his wife's conversion. Prompted by the results of his investigation, he became a Christian on November 8, 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/01/02/lee-strobel-answers-your-questions-part-1/|title=Lee Strobel Answers Your Questions, Part 1|website=Friendly Atheist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.lifeway.com/Article/the-case-for-grace-lee-strobel-story|title=A Case for Grace: Lee Strobel's Story|website=LifeWay}}</ref> However, the story is more complicated as Strobel was raised as a Lutheran, and his wife was raised as a Methodist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/one-popular-evangelical-miracle-novels-exposed-fraud/|title=How one of the most popular Evangelical ‘miracle’ stories was exposed as a fraud|website=]}}</ref> Strobel was an ] when he began investigating the Biblical claims about ] after his wife's conversion. Prompted by the results of his investigation, he became a Christian on November 8, 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/01/02/lee-strobel-answers-your-questions-part-1/|title=Lee Strobel Answers Your Questions, Part 1|website=Friendly Atheist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.lifeway.com/Article/the-case-for-grace-lee-strobel-story|title=A Case for Grace: Lee Strobel's Story|website=LifeWay}}</ref> However, the story is more complicated as Strobel was raised as a Lutheran, and his wife was raised as a Methodist (which tells you nothing about whether they were actually Christians, but that's OK).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/one-popular-evangelical-miracle-novels-exposed-fraud/|title=How one of the most popular Evangelical ‘miracle’ stories was exposed as a fraud|website=]}}</ref>


Strobel was a teaching pastor of ] in ], from 1987 to 2000, before shifting his focus to writing and producing his TV show, ''Faith Under Fire''.<ref name="Strobel_bio"/> He continues to speak periodically at churches and has been a board member of the ]. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by ] in recognition of his contributions to ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lee Strobel | url = http://www.outreachconvention.com/LeeStrobel.htm | accessdate = 2007-11-07 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071031063703/http://www.outreachconvention.com/LeeStrobel.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = October 31, 2007}}</ref> Strobel was a teaching pastor of ] in ], from 1987 to 2000, before shifting his focus to writing and producing his TV show, ''Faith Under Fire''.<ref name="Strobel_bio"/> He continues to speak periodically at churches and has been a board member of the ]. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by ] in recognition of his contributions to ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lee Strobel | url = http://www.outreachconvention.com/LeeStrobel.htm | accessdate = 2007-11-07 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071031063703/http://www.outreachconvention.com/LeeStrobel.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = October 31, 2007}}</ref>

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Lee Strobel
Strobel in October 21, 2007Strobel in October 21, 2007
Born (1952-01-25) January 25, 1952 (age 72)
Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationLegal editor, writer, journalist, clergy
NationalityUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Missouri Yale University
PeriodCurrent
GenreScience and religion
Historicity of the Gospels
SubjectChristian apologetics
SpouseLeslie Strobel
ChildrenKyle
Alison
Website
LeeStrobel.com

Lee Patrick Strobel (born January 25, 1952) is an American Christian author and a former investigative journalist. He has written several books, including four which received ECPA Christian Book Awards (1994, 1999, 2001, 2005) and a series which addresses challenges to a Biblically inerrant view of Christianity. He also hosted a television program called Faith Under Fire on PAX TV and runs a video apologetics web site. Strobel has been interviewed on numerous national television programs, including ABC's 20/20, Fox News, and CNN.

Life and career

Strobel was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He received a journalism degree from University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, becoming a journalist for the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers for 14 years. In 1980, the UPI Illinois Editors Association newspaper award program gave him a first place for public service (the Len H. Small Memorial award) for his coverage of the Pinto crash trial of Ford Motor in Winamac, Indiana.

Strobel was an atheist when he began investigating the Biblical claims about Christ after his wife's conversion. Prompted by the results of his investigation, he became a Christian on November 8, 1981. However, the story is more complicated as Strobel was raised as a Lutheran, and his wife was raised as a Methodist (which tells you nothing about whether they were actually Christians, but that's OK).

Strobel was a teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, from 1987 to 2000, before shifting his focus to writing and producing his TV show, Faith Under Fire. He continues to speak periodically at churches and has been a board member of the Willow Creek Association. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by Southern Evangelical Seminary in recognition of his contributions to Christian apologetics.

Strobel and his wife Leslie have two children and several grandchildren. His daughter Alison is a novelist, and his son Kyle is an Assistant Professor of Spiritual Theology and Formation at the Talbot School of Theology.

Selected works

The Case for Christ

The Case for Christ book summarizes Lee's interviews with thirteen evangelical Christian scholars—Craig Blomberg, Bruce Metzger, Edwin Yamauchi, John McRay, Gregory Boyd, Ben Witherington III, Gary Collins, D. A. Carson, Louis Lapides, Alexander Metherell, William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, and J. P. Moreland—in which they defend their views regarding the historical reliability of the New Testament. Strobel's personal experience while encountering these scholars and their beliefs was portrayed in the 2017 drama film of the same name.

The Case for Faith

In his book The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity, Strobel replies to doubts about Christianity, including the problem of evil, the contradiction between miracles and science, whether God is worthy of worship if he kills innocent children, whether Jesus is the only way to God, and the church's history of oppression and violence.

The Case for a Creator

The Case for a Creator consists of interviews with intelligent design advocates and Christian apologists who argue for the existence of a creator.

The advocates interviewed in the chapters and their topic(s) of discussion are as follows:

The Case for the Real Jesus

The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ presents a number of counter-arguments to challenges to the evangelical Christian view. Strobel addresses differences between the portrayal of Jesus in the non-canonical gospels versus the four canonical gospels, whether the church has changed this depiction over time, new explanations that challenge Jesus' resurrection, the proposed origins of the Jesus story in pagan religions, whether Jesus fulfills messianic prophecies, and whether contemporary people should have the freedom to believe what they want about Jesus.

The Case for Christianity Answer Book

The Case for Christianity Answer Book uses a question-and-answer format to address typical questions concerning Christianity, including the internal consistency of the Bible, intersections between religion and science, the Problem of evil and the Resurrection of Jesus.

Other books

Strobel says that he wrote Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary to help advance lay people's understanding of Christianity and to increase the effectiveness of evangelistic efforts, and says the book includes insights drawn from his own experiences as a former atheist as to why people avoid Christianity.

Experiencing the Passion of Jesus was co-written with Garry Poole as a discussion guide for Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ. Strobel and Poole also co-authored Exploring the Da Vinci Code.

Bibliography

"The Case for..." series

  • The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus (September 1, 1998), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-22605-8
  • The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity, (October 1, 2000), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-22015-7
  • The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God (2004), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-26386-7
  • The Case for Easter: Journalist Investigates the Evidence for the Resurrection (2004), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-25475-2
  • The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity of the Child in the Manger (2005), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-25476-0
  • The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ (September 10, 2007), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-24210-X
  • The Case for Christianity Answer Book (July 1, 2014), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-33955-3
  • The Case for Hope: Looking Ahead with Confidence and Courage (2015), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-33957-X
  • The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives (2015), Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-25923-1
  • In Defense of Jesus: Investigating Attacks on the Identity of Christ (2016)
  • The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural (2018)

Children's apologetics series

Film

Strobel appeared in the 2016 film God's Not Dead 2.

A film entitled The Case for Christ, based on Strobel's book, had its theatrical release in April 2017. The film was directed by Jonathan M. Gunn and is about an atheist reporter who tries to prove Christianity to be a cult. The film was produced by Triple Horse Studios and distributed by Pure Flix Entertainment.

References

  1. Marieann Klett, Leah (December 2016). "Former Atheist Lee Strobel on 'The Case for Christ' Film and Why He's Encouraged Amid Post-Modern Society (Interview)". The Gospel Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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  3. Smith, Lisa (September 12, 2007). "Author digs deeper to defend Christianity". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on September 22, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  4. Falsani, Cathleen (October 1, 2004). "Ex-reporter still asking tough questions on 'Faith Under Fire'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
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  6. "The Unexpected Adventure". Zondervan Publishers. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  7. "Tribune wins 21 awards in UPI contest". Chicago Tribune. May 16, 1980. p. 5.
  8. "Tribune Reporter Honored". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 1980. p. b12. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  9. "Lee Strobel Answers Your Questions, Part 1". Friendly Atheist.
  10. "A Case for Grace: Lee Strobel's Story". LifeWay.
  11. "How one of the most popular Evangelical 'miracle' stories was exposed as a fraud". The Raw Story.
  12. ^ About Lee Strobel Archived October 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Leestrobel.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-14.
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  14. The Case for Christ, September 1, 1998, Zondervan, ISBN 0-310-22605-8
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  16. Callahan, Tim. No Case At All, Skeptic, June 22, 2005.
  17. Foster, Charles A. (2009). The Selfless Gene: Living with God and Darwin. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson. p. xvi. ISBN 0-8499-4654-9.
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  22. "'God's Not Dead 2' Offers Compelling Arguments for Jesus (Review)". The Christian Post. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Retrieved November 2016
  23. "Ex-Atheist Lee Strobel's Journey From Atheism to Christ Hits Theaters in Spring 2017 (Trailer)". The Christian Post. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Retrieved November 2016
  24. Jeremy Kay (November 3, 2016). "AFM: Pure Flix launches talks on 'The Case For Christ'". screendaily.com. Screen International. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help) Retrieved November 2016
  25. Mark Judge (December 2016). "'Faith is Based on Truth' -- Former Atheist Lee Strobel on 'The Case for Christ' Movie". CNSNews.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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