Lee Strobel

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Lee Strobel (2007)

Lee Strobel (born January 25, 1952 in Arlington Heights , Illinois ) is an American author and former journalist and pastor . He is considered one of the most famous contemporary Christian apologists .

Life

Strobel studied journalism at the University of Missouri and law at Yale Law School . He worked fourteen years as a court reporter for the Chicago Tribune and received several awards for his reporting.

When his wife turned to the Christian faith, he came to question his atheist beliefs. Inspired by a sermon given by Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church , he began studying Christianity in 1980, reading arguments for and against the faith, and interviewing experts such as Bruce M. Metzger , Ben Witherington, and Edwin M. Yamauchi . He later published the results in his book The Case of Jesus: A Journalist in Search of the Truth . He himself was convinced by the arguments presented in his own words.

Strobel became active in the Willow Creek Church, later gave up his profession and worked from 1987 as a pastor and author in Chicago and California. Since 2002 he has concentrated on his writing work. In the English-speaking world, he has sold a total of over 8.5 million books, and his book “Der Fall Jesus” is already in the 9th edition in German. In 2016, the material of the book was filmed with Mike Vogel (as Lee Strobel) and Erika Christensen (as his wife) and published in 2017. Strobel advocates the intelligent design thesis in his books .

He is married to Leslie and lives in Southern California.

criticism

Critics accuse him of selecting the arguments one-sidedly and only conducting interviews with representatives of the Christian standpoint, but not with opponents. Christian apologists defend Strobel by arguing that his works are Christian apologetics and do not claim journalistic neutrality.

Works (selection)

Translations into German:

  • At the word about Sunday I switch off. Understand the world of a church distant. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, 1995. ISBN 978-3-41724-230-0 (out of print)
  • The fall of Jesus. A journalist in search of the truth. Gerth, Asslar, 1999 ISBN 978-3-86591-922-9 (anniversary edition 2014)
  • Why? How can a loving God allow suffering? Gerth, Asslar, 2002. ISBN 978-3-86591-830-7 (With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Klaus Berger )
  • The case of Jesus for teens. A journalist in search of the truth. Gerth, Asslar, 2004. ISBN 978-3-86591-801-7 (out of print)
  • Faith in cross-examination. A journalist questions Christianity. Gerth, Asslar, 2004. ISBN 978-3-89490-387-9 (out of print)
  • Faith Cross Examined - For Teens. A journalist questions Christianity. Gerth, Asslar, 2004 ISBN 978-3-89490-458-6 (out of print)
  • Understand the Passion of Christ. Crucifixion and Resurrection - on the trail of the greatest event in history. Gerth, Asslar, 2004. ISBN 978-3-89490-545-3 (out of print)
  • The Resurrection of Christ: Myth or Truth? Gerth, Asslar, 2004. ISBN 978-3-89490-547-7 (out of print)
  • When faith stands between us As a Christian alone in marriage. Gerth, Asslar, 2004. ISBN 978-3-89490-467-8 (together with Leslie Strobel; out of print)
  • Evidence for the Creator. A journalist in the field of tension between evolution and creation. Gerth, Asslar, 2005. ISBN 978-3-86591-012-7 (out of print)
  • Evidence of a Creator - For Teens. A journalist in the field of tension between evolution and creation. Gerth, Asslar, 2006. ISBN 978-3-86591-822-2 (out of print)
  • What is it about Christmas? Gerth, Asslar, 2006. ISBN 978-3-86591-831-4 (out of print)
  • Upside down. Why playing it safe is dangerous and other life changing insights. Gerth, Asslar, 2007. ISBN 978-3-86591-813-0 (out of print)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2009/01/02/lee-strobel-answers-your-questions-part-1/
  2. ↑ Short biography at Zondervan-Verlag ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zondervan.com
  3. ^ Story of the skeptical journalist Lee Strobel filmed
  4. ↑ http://www.gerth.de/index.php?vp_id=googl-search&id=autor&substringFilterParticipants=967305
  5. ^ Case against Faith
  6. ↑ http://www.bibelpanorama.ch/autor/288/Lee%20Strobel.html
personal data
SURNAME Strobel, Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American journalist, author, and pastor
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Arlington Heights, Illinois