Lee Strobel

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'''Lee Strobel''' {{lived|1952|}} is a popular [[United States|American]] [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]], [[creationist]], [[journalist]], [[intelligent design]] proponent, [[author]] of several books, charlatan, and host of a television program called ''Faith Under Fire.''  

Strobel's "shtick" is to present himself both as an investigative reporter (somewhat true - Strobel was once the legal editor of the Chicago Tribune) and a former atheist. For a self-professed investigative reporter, he seems utterly incapable of asking difficult questions, providing citations for his claims, confronting people when they make overly vague or conflicting statements if said statements cohere with his views or assertions, ''and'' seems to take [[The Bible]] at face value without argument. Likewise, his description of his atheist past [[Straw man|sounds suspiciously like]] the way atheists are [[Atheism#Misconceptions about atheists|depicted by Christians]] (e.g. that he was rejecting God, [[Self-refuting idea|despite knowing or suspecting that He existed(!)]], in order to be able to [[sin]] freely<ref>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/01/02/lee-strobel-answers-your-questions-part-1/</ref>). And, as it turns out, he was actually a lapsed Lutheran (meaning he believed in God but didn't go to church, because in his case, he hated church attendance as a boy) who, after his wife joined a new church, became a pastor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valerietarico.com/2019/03/20/how-case-for-christ-author-lee-strobel-fabricated-his-best-selling-story-an-interview-with-religion-critic-david-fitzgerald/|title=How “Case for Christ” Author Lee Strobel Fabricated His Best-Selling Story—An Interview with Religion Critic David Fitzgerald|author=Valerie Tarico|date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>

Furthermore, he rarely interviews people critical of his position and when he does quote them, the quotes are usually superficial and used as a [[Strawman|strawman argument]] for the following text. Comments that support his position are often taken at face value, without analysis or scrutiny and there is almost never any investigation of the claims made which are in support of his arguments.

It is perhaps fitting, given these "credentials", that Strobel was hired as [[Irony|''Professor of Christian Thought'']]<ref>http://www.hbu.edu/Choosing-HBU/Academics/Colleges-Schools/School-of-Christian-Thought/Departments/Department-of-Apologetics/Faculty/Lee-Strobel.aspx</ref> by Houston Baptist [[Biblical literalism|the-bible-is-literally-true]]<ref>http://www.hbu.edu/About-HBU/General-Information/Mission-and-Values.aspx</ref> [[Fundie school|"University"]] where he now works alongside "[[Christian apologetics|I'm a professional philosopher]], [[Philosophy|no really]]"-[[William Lane Craig]].

==Publications==
*''The Case for a Creator'' Zondervan (2004) ISBN 0310263867
*''The Case for Christ'' Zondervan (September 1, 1998) ISBN 0310226058<ref>[[Steve Shives]] made ''The Case for Christ'' the subject of his first entry in what would his ''An Atheist Reads...'' series and was [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B722E1FA8681B70 underwhelmed by Strobel's "evidence"]</ref>
*''The Case for Faith'' Zondervan (October 1, 2000) ISBN 0310220157
*''The Case for Easter'' Zondervan (2004) ISBN 0310254752
*''The Case for the Real Jesus'' Zondervan (September 10, 2007) ISBN 031024210X

==External links==
*[http://www.caseagainstfaith.com/ The Premier Site on the net for Debunking Lee Strobel's "Case for" Apologetic Series]
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