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Lee Strobel
Lee Patrick Strobel (born January 25, 1952) is an American journalist-turned-evangelical-apologist.
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- Lived born 1952.
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Lee Patrick Strobel (born January 25, 1952) is an American journalist-turned-evangelical-apologist. He earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri (1974) and a Master of Studies in Law from Yale Law School (1979). He was the legal-affairs editor at the Chicago Tribune through the 1970s and early 1980s. An atheist by formation, his conversion (1981) followed a roughly two-year personal investigation prompted by his wife Leslie's prior conversion. He served as teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church (1987–2000) under Bill Hybels and at Saddleback Valley Community Church (2000–2014) under Rick Warren. He founded the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University in 2018, where he serves as founding director. The Case for Christ (1998) has sold over 5 million copies; his catalog overall lists 40+ books and curricula totaling roughly 18 million copies. Christianity Today and The Washington Post have described him as one of evangelicalism's most-read apologists.
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The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
1998
The single best-selling evangelical apologetic of the late 20th century; over 5 million copies sold. Evidential case for the historicity of Jesus and the resurrection, structured as interviews with 13 evangelical scholars.
The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity
2000
Strobel's treatment of the eight standard skeptical objections (problem of evil, miracles, hell, evolution, etc.). Companion to Case for Christ.
The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
2004
Strobel's intelligent-design-friendly cosmological-design-fine-tuning case for theism. Interviews with Stephen Meyer, Michael Behe, William Lane Craig, Robin Collins, Jonathan Wells.
The Case for the Real Jesus
2007
Defense of classical Christology against the Jesus Seminar, Bart Ehrman, Elaine Pagels, alternative-Jesus reconstructions. Interviews with Daniel Wallace, Craig Evans, Edwin Yamauchi, Michael Brown.
The Case for Heaven
2021; expanded edition of 2014 The Case for Hope
Strobel's most direct treatment of afterlife evidence — including NDE research — and of heaven as embodied resurrection-state. Bridges to John Burke and Don Piper.
The Case for Easter
2003 booklet; 2014 expanded
Compact resurrection-historicity case extracted from Case for Christ; the standard MannaFest-pace short-form apologetic.
The Case for Christianity Answer Book
2014
Compact answers to common skeptical questions; gateway-tier material.
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